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2023
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Exports $1.29BRnk 121 / 208
2023
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Top Product $84.2MRice
2023
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Exports $3.55BRnk 1 / 93
2023
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Top Product $1.85BPetroleum Gas
2023
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.16Rnk 21 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.63Rnk 127 / 132
2023
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GDP$17.8TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH85.9%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP$30.7BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH44.5%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC $12,614CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH79.7%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC$2,958CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH15.5%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2023, China exported $1.29B to Papua New Guinea. The main products that China exported to Papua New Guinea were Rice ($84.2M), Iron Structures ($56.6M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($41.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $785M in 2018 to $1.29B in 2023.

In 2023, China did not export any services to Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea-China Trade: In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $3.55B to China. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to China were Petroleum Gas ($1.85B), Nickel Mattes ($578M), and Rough Wood ($483M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.66%,  from $2.83B in 2018 to $3.55B in 2023.

In 2023, Papua New Guinea did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2023,  China ranked 21 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.16), and 1 in total exports ($3.42T). That same year, Papua New Guinea ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.63), and 93 in total exports ($12.5B).

Latest Trends

December, 2024

About

Overview In December 2024, China exported $110M and imported $208M from Papua New Guinea, resulting in a negative trade balance of $97.9M. Between December 2023 and December 2024 the exports of China have increased by $20M (22.1%) from $90.5M to $110M, while imports decreased by $-31.3M (-13.1%) from $240M to $208M.

Trade In December 2024, the top exports of China to Papua New Guinea were Iron Structures ($6.73M), Large Construction Vehicles ($6.33M), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($5.01M), Delivery Trucks ($4.62M), and Rice ($3.86M). In December 2024 the top imports of China from Papua New Guinea were Petroleum Gas ($110M), Nickel Mattes ($56M), Crude Petroleum ($55.3M), Rough Wood ($42.6M), and Copper Ore ($29M).

Origins In December 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Zhejiang Province ($32.1M), Guangdong Province ($13.5M), Shandong Province ($11.6M), Fujian Province ($8.77M), and Jiangsu Province ($7.15M), while imports destinations were mainly Beijing ($133M), Guangdong Province ($29.2M), Jiangsu Province ($16.6M), Hebei Province ($13.5M), and Zhejiang Province ($11.9M).

Growth In December 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Papua New Guinea was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Large Construction Vehicles ($4.31M or 213%), Delivery Trucks ($3.28M or 244%), and Coated Flat-Rolled Iron ($3.09M or 161%). In December 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Papua New Guinea was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Rough Wood ($-25.7M or -37.6%), Nickel Mattes ($-15.9M or -22.1%), and Chromium Ore ($-1.33M or -29.4%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$20M(22.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2023 - December 2024)$-31.3M(-13.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (December 2024)Zhejiang Province$32.1M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2023, China exported $1.29B to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from China to Papua New Guinea were Rice ($84.2M), Iron Structures ($56.6M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($41.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 10.4%, from $785M in 2018 to $1.29B in 2023.

In 2018, Papua New Guinea exported $3.55B to China. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to China were Petroleum Gas ($1.85B), Nickel Mattes ($578M), and Rough Wood ($483M). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to China have increased at an annualized rate of 4.66%, from $2.83B in 2023 to $3.55B in 2018.

Exports from China (Flag) to Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) to China (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B
Papua New Guinea
Top DestinationChina$3.55B

This map shows whether countries import more from China or Papua New Guinea. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from China and Papua New Guinea or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from China than Papua New Guinea included United States ($436B), Hong Kong ($259B), and Japan ($169B).

In 2023, no countries were registered that imported more from Papua New Guinea than from China.

Difference in imports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) and China (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage China - Papua New Guinea

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between China and Papua New Guinea by product, considering products traded by both, China and Papua New Guinea.

During 2023, China had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Machines ($314M), Metals ($227M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($123M).

During 2018, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.43B), Metals ($580M), and Wood Products ($508M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Papua New Guinea+$33MTelephones
Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea China+$720MPetroleum Gas

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of China and Papua New Guinea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over Papua New Guinea. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Papua New Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over China.

Product Space of China (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2023)

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