Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Papua New Guinea-Japan Trade: In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $3.19B to Japan. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($2.76B), Copper Ore ($343M), and Refined Petroleum ($56.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 6.63%, from $2.32B in 2018 to $3.19B in 2023.

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

Japan-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $215M to Papua New Guinea. The main products that Japan exported to Papua New Guinea were Delivery Trucks ($67.4M), Buses ($63.4M), and Cars ($30.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 8.29%, from $145M in 2018 to $215M in 2023.

In 2023, Japan 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, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

Historical Data

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In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $3.19B to Japan. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($2.76B), Copper Ore ($343M), and Refined Petroleum ($56.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 6.63%, from $2.32B in 2018 to $3.19B in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $215M to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from Japan to Papua New Guinea were Delivery Trucks ($67.4M), Buses ($63.4M), and Cars ($30.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 8.29%, from $145M in 2023 to $215M in 2018.

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

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

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Trade between Papua New Guinea () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

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Papua New Guinea
Top DestinationChina$3.55B

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B

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

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Papua New Guinea included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and South Korea ($42.7B).

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

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - Japan

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

During 2023, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($3.17B), Vegetable Products ($6.15M), and Animal Products ($4.78M).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Transportation ($167M), Machines ($24.9M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($14.9M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea Japan+$74.5MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Japan Papua New Guinea+$9.59MCars

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 Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Papua New Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan 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 Japan () (2023)

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

Latest Data

Trade between Papua New Guinea () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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