ICT goods imports in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: ICT goods imports was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
ICT goods imports in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict goods imports in Papua New Guinea is 3.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +93.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +65.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +43.6% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.2% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Papua New Guinea?
- Ict goods imports in Papua New Guinea was 3.6% in 2023, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for ict goods imports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 100th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).