Printing and writing papers — Import value in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Printing and writing papers — Import value was 6,617 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Papua New Guinea, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import value in Papua New Guinea is 6,617 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8,412 1000 USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,120 1000 USD, in 1993.
Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,613 1000 USD | — |
| 1993 | 1,120 1000 USD | -30.6% |
| 1994 | 2,030 1000 USD | +81.2% |
| 1995 | 2,030 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,417 1000 USD | -30.2% |
| 1997 | 3,045 1000 USD | +114.9% |
| 1998 | 1,991 1000 USD | -34.6% |
| 1999 | 3,964 1000 USD | +99.1% |
| 2000 | 2,427 1000 USD | -38.8% |
| 2001 | 2,485 1000 USD | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 2,396 1000 USD | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2,396 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,897 1000 USD | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 2,897 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,897 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,897 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3,389 1000 USD | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 3,372 1000 USD | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,606 1000 USD | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 5,657 1000 USD | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 5,245 1000 USD | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5,245 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,349 1000 USD | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 4,568 1000 USD | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 4,520 1000 USD | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4,734 1000 USD | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 5,105 1000 USD | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 7,430 1000 USD | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 6,941 1000 USD | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 8,412 1000 USD | +21.2% |
| 2022 | 5,174 1000 USD | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 8,112 1000 USD | +56.8% |
| 2024 | 6,617 1000 USD | -18.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 6,617 1000 USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,254 1000 USD, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 6,617 1000 USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,106 1000 USD, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +114.9% | 1,417 1000 USD | 3,045 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,151 1000 USD | 1,120 1000 USD | 3,964 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,805 1000 USD | 2,396 1000 USD | 3,389 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,146 1000 USD | 3,606 1000 USD | 7,430 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,051 1000 USD | 5,174 1000 USD | 8,412 1000 USD | 5 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value in Papua New Guinea?
- Printing and writing papers — import value in Papua New Guinea was 6,617 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8,412 1000 USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,120 1000 USD in 1993.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for printing and writing papers — import value?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 153rd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en