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$30.7BCURRENT US$
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44.5%CURRENT US$
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$381BCURRENT US$
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-5.04%CURRENT US$
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$2,958CURRENT US$
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15.5%CURRENT US$
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$6,023CURRENT US$
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-17.9%CURRENT US$
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About

Papua New Guinea-South Africa Trade: In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $25.9k to South Africa. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to South Africa were Other Vegetable Residues ($11.3k), Animal Food ($7.88k), and Rubber Tires ($2.76k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.9%, from $133k in 2018 to $25.9k in 2023.

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

South Africa-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2023, South Africa exported $13.1M to Papua New Guinea. The main products that South Africa exported to Papua New Guinea were Delivery Trucks ($10M), Navigation Equipment ($784k), and Hair Products ($426k). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Africa to Papua New Guinea have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.9%,  from $17.7M in 2018 to $13.1M in 2023.

In 2023, South Africa 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, South Africa ranked 59 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.07), and 34 in total exports ($154B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Papua New Guinea exported $25.9k to South Africa. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to South Africa were Other Vegetable Residues ($11.3k), Animal Food ($7.88k), and Rubber Tires ($2.76k). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to South Africa have decreased at an annualized rate of 27.9%, from $133k in 2018 to $25.9k in 2023.

In 2018, South Africa exported $13.1M to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from South Africa to Papua New Guinea were Delivery Trucks ($10M), Navigation Equipment ($784k), and Hair Products ($426k). During the last 5 years the exports of South Africa to Papua New Guinea have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.9%, from $17.7M in 2023 to $13.1M in 2018.

Exports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) to South Africa (Flag) (2023)

Exports from South Africa (Flag) to Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Papua New Guinea (Flag) and South Africa (Flag)

South Africa Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Papua New Guinea
Top Destination
China$3.55B
South Africa
Top Destination
China$29.5B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Papua New Guinea than South Africa included Australia ($2.07B), Philippines ($253M), and Brunei ($23.1M).

In 2023, countries that imported more from South Africa than Papua New Guinea included China ($29.5B), United States ($13B), and Germany ($10.8B).

Difference in imports from South Africa (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - South Africa

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with South Africa in the exports of Foodstuffs ($19.2k), Plastics and Rubbers ($2.76k), and Transportation ($2.04k).

During 2018, South Africa had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Transportation ($10.1M), Machines ($1.37M), and Chemical Products ($566k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea South Africa+$27.4kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential South Africa Papua New Guinea+$2.52MDelivery Trucks

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

Product Space of Papua New Guinea (Flag) and South Africa (Flag) (2023)

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