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About

New Zealand-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2022, New Zealand exported $132M to Papua New Guinea. The main products that New Zealand exported to Papua New Guinea were Broadcasting Equipment ($25.4M), Aluminium Cans ($17.4M), and Poultry Meat ($7.18M). Over the past 5 years the exports of New Zealand to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 0.13%, from $131M in 2017 to $132M in 2022.

In 2018, New Zealand exported services to Papua New Guinea worth $98.1M, with Other business services ($47.6M), Travel ($42.1M), and Transportation ($4.83M) being the largest in terms of value.

Papua New Guinea-New Zealand Trade: In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $14M to New Zealand. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to New Zealand were Coffee ($7.43M), Plywood ($5.52M), and Plastic Lids ($374k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to New Zealand have increased at an annualized rate of 6.72%,  from $6.39M in 2017 to $14M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  New Zealand ranked 45 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.46), and 64 in total exports ($46.5B). 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, New Zealand exported $132M to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from New Zealand to Papua New Guinea were Broadcasting Equipment ($25.4M), Aluminium Cans ($17.4M), and Poultry Meat ($7.18M). During the last 5 years the exports of New Zealand to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 0.13%, from $131M in 2017 to $132M in 2022.

In 2017, Papua New Guinea exported $14M to New Zealand. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand were Coffee ($7.43M), Plywood ($5.52M), and Plastic Lids ($374k). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to New Zealand have increased at an annualized rate of 6.72%, from $6.39M in 2022 to $14M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between New Zealand (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag)

New Zealand Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
New Zealand
Top Destination
China$13.1B
Papua New Guinea
Top Destination
Japan$4.03B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from New Zealand than Papua New Guinea included China ($13.1B), United States ($5.07B), and Australia ($5.35B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Papua New Guinea than New Zealand included Japan ($4.03B), Chinese Taipei ($1.46B), and Brunei ($321M).

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

Comparative Advantage New Zealand - Papua New Guinea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, New Zealand had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Animal Products ($38M), Machines ($38M), and Metals ($20.5M).

During 2017, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with New Zealand in the exports of Vegetable Products ($7.58M), Wood Products ($5.56M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($374k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential New Zealand Papua New Guinea+$988kSheep and Goat Meat
Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea New Zealand+$442kRefined Petroleum

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

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

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