Africa vs Melanesia: Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate
Africa
9.33 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia
5.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
Africa rank
9th
Melanesia rank
9th
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate over time
- Africa
- Melanesia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9.33 % change on previous year against 5.07 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 4.26 % change on previous year.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.8 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Melanesia ahead.
Africa ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 28 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.67 % change on previous year | 22.92 % change on previous year | 16.24 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1970s | 5.05 % change on previous year | 21.72 % change on previous year | 16.68 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1980s | 8.05 % change on previous year | 8.61 % change on previous year | 0.5557 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 1990s | 13.45 % change on previous year | 23.29 % change on previous year | 9.84 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 7.77 % change on previous year | 8.14 % change on previous year | 0.3707 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 5.27 % change on previous year | 14.87 % change on previous year | 9.6 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -2.14 % change on previous year | -4.49 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate, Africa or Melanesia?
- Africa, at 9.33 % change on previous year against 5.07 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate between Africa and Melanesia?
- 4.26 % change on previous year, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Melanesia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Melanesia rank globally for printing and writing papers — import quantity, annual growth rate?
- Africa ranks 9th and Melanesia ranks 9th of 28 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.