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$30.6BCURRENT US$
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43.9%CURRENT US$
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15.5%CURRENT US$
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$3,020CURRENT US$
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13.8%CURRENT US$
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$48,432CURRENT US$
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About

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.

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.

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $224M in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $7.94M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Germany Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - Germany

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, 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).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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 Papua New Guinea and Germany. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Papua New Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Germany. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Germany indicates it has a comparative advantage over Papua New Guinea.

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

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