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Exports $1.43BRnk 116 / 211
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Top Product $73.5MRice
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Exports $3.44BRnk 2 / 94
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Top Product $1.77BPetroleum Gas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.53Rnk 125 / 133
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GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH43.9%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$3,020CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH13.8%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2022, China exported $1.43B to Papua New Guinea. The main products that China exported to Papua New Guinea were Rice ($73.5M), Computers ($62.1M), and Iron Structures ($46.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $775M in 2017 to $1.43B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea-China Trade: In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $3.44B to China. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to China were Petroleum Gas ($1.77B), Nickel Mattes ($754M), and Rough Wood ($473M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to China have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%,  from $1.91B in 2017 to $3.44B in 2022.

In 2022, Papua New Guinea did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). That same year, Papua New Guinea ranked 125 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.53), and 87 in total exports ($15.4B).

Latest Trends

October, 2024

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Overview In October 2024, China exported $133M and imported $197M from Papua New Guinea, resulting in a negative trade balance of $63.6M. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of China have increased by $6.21M (4.89%) from $127M to $133M, while imports decreased by $-139M (-41.4%) from $336M to $197M.

Trade In October 2024, the top exports of China to Papua New Guinea were Iron Structures ($6.01M), Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($4.1M), Other Small Iron Pipes ($3.78M), Iron Cloth ($2.54M), and Telephones ($2.18M). In October 2024 the top imports of China from Papua New Guinea were Nickel Mattes ($71.9M), Rough Wood ($68.3M), Petroleum Gas ($61.7M), Chromium Ore ($4.52M), and Sawn Wood ($1.59M).

Origins In October 2024 the exports of China were mainly from Zhejiang Province ($47M), Guangdong Province ($18M), Shandong Province ($13.2M), Jiangsu Province ($10.5M), and Beijing ($8.29M), while imports destinations were mainly Beijing ($156M), Hebei Province ($10.8M), Zhejiang Province ($10.5M), Shanghai Province ($9.77M), and Jiangsu Province ($3.88M).

Growth In October 2024, the increase in China's year-by-year exports to Papua New Guinea was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Iron Wire ($1.79M or 905%), Iron Cloth ($1.34M or 112%), and Other Small Iron Pipes ($1.27M or 50.4%). In October 2024, the decrease in China's year-by-year imports  from Papua New Guinea was explained primarily by an decrease in product imports  in Petroleum Gas ($-27M or -30.4%), Nickel Mattes ($-5.36M or -6.93%), and Sawn Wood ($-1.53M or -48.9%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$6.21M(4.89%)
IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)$-139M(-41.4%)
MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)Zhejiang Province$47M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, China exported $1.43B to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from China to Papua New Guinea were Rice ($73.5M), Computers ($62.1M), and Iron Structures ($46.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 13%, from $775M in 2017 to $1.43B in 2022.

In 2017, Papua New Guinea exported $3.44B to China. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to China were Petroleum Gas ($1.77B), Nickel Mattes ($754M), and Rough Wood ($473M). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to China have increased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $1.91B in 2022 to $3.44B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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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.

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Difference in imports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Papua New Guinea

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Machines ($348M), Metals ($267M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($141M).

During 2017, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.17B), Metals ($755M), and Wood Products ($504M).

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) (2022)

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