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15.5%CURRENT US$
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Germany-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2022, Germany exported $7.94M to Papua New Guinea. The main products that Germany exported to Papua New Guinea were Excavation Machinery ($1.07M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($819k), and X-Ray Equipment ($542k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Germany to Papua New Guinea have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $28.7M in 2017 to $7.94M in 2022.

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

Papua New Guinea-Germany Trade: In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $224M to Germany. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to Germany were Processed Fish ($102M), Coffee ($49.2M), and Palm Oil ($32.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 2.65%,  from $197M in 2017 to $224M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Germany ranked 5 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 3 in total exports ($1.6T). That same year, Papua New Guinea ranked 125 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.53), and 87 in total exports ($15.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Germany exported $7.94M to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from Germany to Papua New Guinea were Excavation Machinery ($1.07M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($819k), and X-Ray Equipment ($542k). During the last 5 years the exports of Germany to Papua New Guinea have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $28.7M in 2017 to $7.94M in 2022.

In 2017, Papua New Guinea exported $224M to Germany. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to Germany were Processed Fish ($102M), Coffee ($49.2M), and Palm Oil ($32.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Germany have increased at an annualized rate of 2.65%, from $197M in 2022 to $224M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Germany
Top Destination
United States$153B
Papua New Guinea
Top Destination
Japan$4.03B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Germany than Papua New Guinea included United States ($153B), France ($120B), and Netherlands ($109B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Papua New Guinea than Germany included Brunei ($321M).

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

Comparative Advantage Germany - Papua New Guinea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Germany had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Machines ($4.71M), Instruments ($1.01M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($690k).

During 2017, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with Germany in the exports of Foodstuffs ($102M), Vegetable Products ($50.2M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($35.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Germany Papua New Guinea+$1.27MExcavation Machinery
Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea Germany+$10.5MPalm Oil

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 Germany and Papua New Guinea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Germany 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 Germany.

Product Space of Germany (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

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