Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 7 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 7 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Papua New Guinea peaked at 10 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6 %, in 2004.
Papua New Guinea ranks 130th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10 % | — |
| 2001 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8 % | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 7 % | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 6 % | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 % | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 % | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 9 % | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 7 % | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 % | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 7 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 26% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 7 % is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10 %, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6 % | 6 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8 % | 7 % | 10 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 % | 7 % | 7 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 130 Argentina 7 % compare
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- 130 Equatorial Guinea 7 % compare
- 130 India 7 % compare
- 130 Japan 7 % compare
- 130 Kazakhstan 7 % compare
- 130 Oman 7 % compare
- 130 Poland 7 % compare
- 130 Saudi Arabia 7 % compare
- 130 Sweden 7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Papua New Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.3264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 495.76 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8422 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Papua New Guinea?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Papua New Guinea was 7 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 % in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 130th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.