Papua New Guinea (PNG) and China (CHN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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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.

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.

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

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In 2023, 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 2018 to $3.55B in 2023.

In 2018, 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 2023 to $1.29B in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Papua New Guinea () and China ()

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Papua New Guinea
Top DestinationChina$3.55B

China
Top DestinationUnited States$436B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - China

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

During 2023, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($2.43B), Metals ($580M), and Wood Products ($508M).

During 2018, China had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Machines ($314M), Metals ($227M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($123M).

Potential Exports

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

Top Product Potential China Papua New Guinea+$33MTelephones

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Papua New Guinea () and China ()

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - China

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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