Papua New Guinea

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PG · PNG · BACI 598 · latest data 2024

Exports

$13.9B USD, nominal · 2024

= $13,881 M8.9% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$5.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $5,476 M6.6% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$8.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $8,405 M

Total trade

$19.4B USD, nominal · 2024

= $19,356 M5.0% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #90 of 225 exporters · top half · #140 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995: +0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Papua New Guinea's exports grew from $2.7B in 1995 to $13.9B in 2024; the 2024 balance was $8.4B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Papua New Guinea per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
1995	$2,695 M	$1,116 M	$1,578 M	$3,811 M
1996	$2,646 M	$1,495 M	$1,151 M	$4,140 M
1997	$2,208 M	$1,496 M	$712 M	$3,704 M
1998	$2,508 M	$1,502 M	$1,006 M	$4,009 M
1999	$2,096 M	$956 M	$1,141 M	$3,052 M
2000	$2,507 M	$1,200 M	$1,308 M	$3,707 M
2001	$2,053 M	$1,391 M	$661 M	$3,444 M
2002	$2,209 M	$1,298 M	$911 M	$3,507 M
2003	$2,806 M	$1,444 M	$1,362 M	$4,250 M
2004	$3,123 M	$1,791 M	$1,332 M	$4,914 M
2005	$3,520 M	$1,686 M	$1,834 M	$5,206 M
2006	$4,270 M	$1,953 M	$2,316 M	$6,223 M
2007	$4,976 M	$2,490 M	$2,486 M	$7,465 M
2008	$6,098 M	$2,939 M	$3,159 M	$9,037 M
2009	$5,134 M	$3,263 M	$1,871 M	$8,398 M
2010	$6,464 M	$4,292 M	$2,172 M	$10,756 M
2011	$11,798 M	$6,897 M	$4,901 M	$18,696 M
2012	$10,520 M	$9,101 M	$1,419 M	$19,621 M
2013	$6,787 M	$5,885 M	$902 M	$12,672 M
2014	$9,922 M	$5,302 M	$4,621 M	$15,224 M
2015	$9,627 M	$4,738 M	$4,889 M	$14,366 M
2016	$8,737 M	$3,926 M	$4,811 M	$12,663 M
2017	$10,609 M	$4,267 M	$6,342 M	$14,875 M
2018	$11,172 M	$4,352 M	$6,820 M	$15,524 M
2019	$15,229 M	$5,137 M	$10,092 M	$20,367 M
2020	$13,255 M	$4,377 M	$8,878 M	$17,632 M
2021	$14,413 M	$4,816 M	$9,597 M	$19,228 M
2022	$16,852 M	$5,481 M	$11,372 M	$22,333 M
2023	$12,532 M	$5,300 M	$7,232 M	$17,832 M
2024	$13,881 M	$5,476 M	$8,405 M	$19,356 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.1% in 1995 to 0.1% in 2024; export rank #76 → #90.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Papua New Guinea per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
1995	0.05%	0.02%	#76	#116
1996	0.05%	0.03%	#84	#109
1997	0.04%	0.03%	#90	#114
1998	0.05%	0.03%	#83	#113
1999	0.04%	0.02%	#91	#134
2000	0.04%	0.02%	#97	#129
2001	0.03%	0.02%	#105	#125
2002	0.03%	0.02%	#102	#129
2003	0.04%	0.02%	#98	#139
2004	0.03%	0.02%	#106	#137
2005	0.03%	0.02%	#106	#148
2006	0.04%	0.02%	#104	#146
2007	0.04%	0.02%	#104	#143
2008	0.04%	0.02%	#105	#148
2009	0.04%	0.03%	#103	#138
2010	0.04%	0.03%	#102	#136
2011	0.07%	0.04%	#89	#120
2012	0.06%	0.05%	#92	#109
2013	0.04%	0.03%	#108	#135
2014	0.05%	0.03%	#96	#139
2015	0.06%	0.03%	#93	#137
2016	0.06%	0.03%	#94	#142
2017	0.06%	0.02%	#91	#143
2018	0.06%	0.02%	#90	#142
2019	0.08%	0.03%	#81	#137
2020	0.08%	0.03%	#82	#142
2021	0.07%	0.02%	#85	#145
2022	0.07%	0.02%	#86	#144
2023	0.06%	0.02%	#92	#143
2024	0.06%	0.02%	#90	#140

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Trading partners

China was Papua New Guinea's top trading partner in 2024, at 23.7% of total trade; the top five partners covered 74.5%.

Year

Top partner share: 23.7%
Top-5 share: 74.5%
Partners: 100
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.147

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China $3.3B

Japan $3.0B

Australia $2.7B

South Korea $1.0B

Other Asia, nes $952M

India $384M

Philippines $319M

Singapore $317M

Malaysia $301M

Netherlands $280M

Germany $240M

United Kingdom $208M

Indonesia $167M

Thailand $48M

New Zealand $13M

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Top partners of Papua New Guinea in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	China	$3,264 M	$1,330 M	$4,594 M	$1,934 M
#2	Australia	$2,689 M	$1,594 M	$4,283 M	$1,094 M
#3	Japan	$3,033 M	$222 M	$3,256 M	$2,811 M
#4	Singapore	$317 M	$882 M	$1,200 M	−$565 M
#5	South Korea	$1,002 M	$88 M	$1,090 M	$914 M
#6	Other Asia, nes	$952 M	$86 M	$1,038 M	$866 M
#7	Malaysia	$301 M	$348 M	$650 M	−$47 M
#8	India	$384 M	$68 M	$453 M	$316 M
#9	Indonesia	$167 M	$216 M	$384 M	−$49 M
#10	Philippines	$319 M	$15 M	$334 M	$305 M
#11	Netherlands	$280 M	$23 M	$303 M	$257 M
#12	Thailand	$48 M	$211 M	$259 M	−$163 M
#13	Germany	$240 M	$19 M	$259 M	$221 M
#14	United Kingdom	$208 M	$10 M	$218 M	$198 M
#15	New Zealand	$13 M	$149 M	$163 M	−$136 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Papua New Guinea's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Papua New Guinea's export partners diversified over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.203 → 0.154, a moderately concentrated export base across 91 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Papua New Guinea per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
1995	0.203	0.249	44	41
1996	0.193	0.290	61	45
1997	0.177	0.246	54	48
1998	0.108	0.205	90	122
1999	0.176	0.270	63	51
2000	0.177	0.286	99	123
2001	0.153	0.347	103	133
2002	0.206	0.315	100	128
2003	0.193	0.268	107	121
2004	0.209	0.308	114	144
2005	0.234	0.314	87	64
2006	0.213	0.288	92	67
2007	0.235	0.284	95	72
2008	0.208	0.206	86	72
2009	0.239	0.207	93	71
2010	0.233	0.194	90	75
2011	0.285	0.145	111	164
2012	0.267	0.131	113	159
2013	0.222	0.175	95	91
2014	0.205	0.157	88	84
2015	0.176	0.132	98	82
2016	0.187	0.144	86	84
2017	0.162	0.139	94	81
2018	0.174	0.165	108	78
2019	0.197	0.161	128	164
2020	0.174	0.162	124	152
2021	0.136	0.163	124	161
2022	0.158	0.161	99	81
2023	0.183	0.170	93	72
2024	0.154	0.180	91	71

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