Country export capability

Papua New Guinea
export capability

A reported view of Papua New Guinea's export scale, destination network, sector breadth, trade history, and market-access context. Use the indicators together; no single measure describes export readiness on its own.

PNG1995-2024 coverage270 active partner marketsMacro trend resilient
Latest exports$9.1B2024 reported value
Latest imports$3.7B2024 reported value
Trade balance$5.4BExports minus imports
Export growth-23.1%Latest year-on-year change
Active partners270Latest reported markets

Country export profile overview

Papua New Guinea export data in one research view

This profile brings together export performance, trade balance, destination markets, HS2 sectors, partner breadth, history, and market-access context for country export research.

Export scale and balance

Start with the latest reported trade position

In 2024, Papua New Guinea recorded $9.1B in exports and $3.7B in imports. The resulting $5.4B trade balance gives the latest country-level position a clear context.

Exports changed -23.1% year on year and show a calculated -3.9% three-year CAGR. CAGR is an annualized comparison of reported values, not a forecast.

Markets and sectors

See where export value is concentrated

China received $2.1B in reported exports, representing 23.5% of the latest country total. Mineral fuels was the largest displayed HS2 export sector at $4.2B and 45.8% of exports.

The visible page highlights five leading destinations and five leading HS2 sectors, while the complete structured files retain every row supplied for this sample.

History and coverage

Read today's number against the long series

The country series covers 1995 through 2024, with 30 observed annual rows. That longer view helps separate a single-year movement from the broader export trend.

Partner counts, tariff context, concentration, exposure shares, and momentum are supporting indicators calculated from available trade observations. Missing values remain unavailable rather than estimated.

Economy and structure

The context around Papua New Guinea's export base

Macroeconomic and structural indicators add context to merchandise trade scale. They describe the country environment; they do not predict company performance or future exports.

GDP$31.8B2024 macro context
GDP per capita$3.0KCurrent-dollar GDP
Population10.6MReported population
Labor force2.9KReported labor force
Investment rate27.3%National investment rate
Savings rate48.6%National savings rate
Trade openness33.2%Exports + imports / GDP
Exports / GDP23.6%Merchandise exports / GDP
Secondary education28.9%Education context
Tertiary education4.1%Education context

Market signals

Where to look more closely next

Route-level risk and emerging-corridor signals for further research. These are calculated indicators, not forecasts.

Destination risk contextAll covered routes
Destination risk context for Papua New Guinea
DestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
IndiaINDCritical attention99%55.7%53.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
United KingdomGBRCritical attention71.8%56.8%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
AustraliaAUSWatch3.7%39.5%6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
ChinaCHNWatch21%30.1%30.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
PhilippinesPHLHigh attention18.1%54.9%19.4%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
JapanJPNWatch20.6%42.8%2%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
Republic of KoreaKORHigh attention51.1%34.5%14.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
NetherlandsNLDHigh attention92.9%53.5%1.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
SingaporeSGPHigh attention78.7%53.3%0.4%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
MalaysiaMYSWatch38.6%13.2%13.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Full route coverage is retained. High attention means the route deserves closer product and access review.

Market opportunity signals

Product-market combinations worth investigating

All returned rows use buyer demand, exporter position, and calculated addressable-value fields. They are research signals, not forecasts.

Addressable-value signalsAll returned rows
Market opportunity signals for Papua New Guinea
RankMarket and productBuyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareDemand signal
1ChinaHS6 260111 · Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$111.0B$119.1B0%Accelerating -2.6%
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$165.0B$115.5B0%Declining +1.1%
3ChinaHS6 270900 · Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$291.6B$98.3B0.1%Growing -6.7%
4ChinaHS6 854231 · Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating +10.5%
5ChinaHS6 854232 · Electronic integrated circuits: memories$80.6B$65.7B0%Growing +20.6%
6ChinaHS6 854239 · Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$81.8B$61.4B0%Accelerating +4%
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 851712 · Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$53.9B$53.8B0%Slowing -8.8%
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsHS6 847150 · Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$53.9B$45.6B0%Slowing +60.2%

Addressable value is a calculated field. Validate product, buyer, tariff, and route conditions before commercial decisions.

Detailed export portfolioHS4 lines beneath the leading sectorsOpen the detailed four-digit export table for Papua New Guinea.
All HS4 export lines2024 ranking
Top HS4 export lines for Papua New Guinea
RankHS4Parent HS2 sectorExportsShareActive HS6
12711HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$3.5B38.2%6
27108HS4 detail codePrecious stones and metals (71) ↗$1.6B17.8%2
32603HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$854.4M9.4%1
42709HS4 detail codeMineral fuels (27) ↗$596.4M6.6%1
51511HS4 detail codeAnimal and vegetable fats (15) ↗$420.0M4.6%2
64403HS4 detail codeWood and wood articles (44) ↗$319.6M3.5%5
77501HS4 detail codeNickel (75) ↗$274.5M3%1
82616HS4 detail codeOres, slag and ash (26) ↗$268.3M2.9%1
90901HS4 detail codeCoffee, tea and spices (09) ↗$230.2M2.5%5
101604HS4 detail codePrepared meat and fish (16) ↗$209.4M2.3%12
111801HS4 detail codeCocoa and cocoa preparations (18) ↗$198.3M2.2%1
120303HS4 detail codeFish and crustaceans (03) ↗$94.0M1%20

HS4 values are reported observations. The hierarchy is preserved; no missing descriptions are inferred.

The country export read

Papua New Guinea combines $9.1B in exports with a broad partner network.

In 2024, Papua New Guinea recorded $9.1B in reported exports and $3.7B in imports, producing a reported trade surplus of $5.4B. Exports changed -23.1% year on year and -3.9% annualized over three years. Mineral fuels (HS2 27) was the largest displayed export sector by value.

Destination network

Where Papua New Guinea exports move

All returned destination lanes ranked by latest reported export value. Share is calculated against the country total. Review sources ↗

Latest reported destination lanesAll returned · 2024
Leading export destinations for Papua New Guinea
RankDestinationLatest exportsShareYear-on-year3-year CAGR
1ChinaCHN$2.1B23.5%-23.8%-1.9%
2JapanJPN$2.0B22%-24.5%-7.2%
3AustraliaAUS$1.7B18.6%-12.9%+16.2%
4Republic of KoreaKOR$636.6M7%+6.6%+24.6%
5TaiwanTWN$623.4M6.8%-26.2%-3.6%
6IndiaIND$255.1M2.8%-31.7%+10.3%
7SingaporeSGP$205.4M2.3%-13.4%-29.2%
8MalaysiaMYS$204.8M2.2%+11.2%-0.9%
9GermanyDEU$190.1M2.1%-7.6%-1.9%
10NetherlandsNLD$181.1M2%-41.2%-21.1%

Destination values are reported country-to-country observations. Full returned rows remain in the downloads.

Trade history

A long view of export scale

Latest twelve years from the 30-year reported country series. Context, not a forecast.

Reported exports by year

2013
$5.4B
2014
$9.5B
2015
$8.9B
2016
$7.8B
2017
$11.0B
2018
$9.9B
2019
$11.1B
2020
$10.4B
2021
$10.3B
2022
$13.6B
2023
$11.8B
2024
$9.1B

Partner network

Scale is only one part of export capability

Partner breadth, distance, agreements, and tariffs add context to reported exports.

FTA partner markets40Reported count
WTO partner markets169Reported count
EU partner markets28Reported count
Shared-border partners2Country context
Shared-language partners77Country context
Average partner distance11,905 kmCalculated average
Partners with FTA14.8%Calculated share
Applied tariff context0.1%Calculated average
MFN tariff context0.1%Calculated average
Tariff advantage+0.1 ppPreferential vs MFN

Exposure context

Signals to examine alongside export scale

Calculated or classified route and country context. Not predictions or recommendations.

Attention share25.3%

Covered value under attention

Critical share3.8%

Covered value marked critical

Below historical peak38.1%

Distance below route peaks

FTA-covered exports29%

Covered value with FTA context

Weighted tariff context0.1%

Export-weighted tariff

Macro contextMacro trend resilient

Primary attention driver: Market access exposure.

Momentum score-17.4

History-based indicator

Partner concentration1,512.7

Partner HHI

Product concentration1,973.4

Product HHI

Country attention level: Watch. Missing fields remain unavailable.

Complete country valuesOpen the full profile evidenceFull history, sectors, HS4, destinations, risk, opportunities, and source fields.

Profile fields

Year2,024
Country Iso3PNG
Exports Usd$9.1B
Imports Usd$3.7B
Trade Balance Usd$5.4B
Yoy Exports Growth Pct-23.1%
Yoy Imports Growth Pct-36.2%
Exports Cagr 3y Pct-3.9%
Imports Cagr 3y Pct-5.5%
Export Partner Hhi1,512.7
Export Product Hhi1,973.4
Momentum Score-17.4
Risk Score17.4
Gdp Million Usd31,800.43 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Usd$3.0K
Population10,576,502
Labor Force2,943.1
Investment Rate Pct27.3%
Savings Rate Pct48.6%
Secondary Education Pct28.9%
Tertiary Education Pct4.1%
Total Factor Productivity610.9
Trade Openness Pct33.2%
Exports Gdp Pct23.6%
Num Active Partners270
Num Fta Partners40
Num Wto Partners169
Num Eu Partners28
Num Shared Border Partners2
Num Shared Language Partners77
Avg Partner Distance Km11,905 km
Avg Partner Gdp Million Usd533,678,518.33 million USD
Avg Partner Gdp Per Capita Usd$15.8
Avg Buyer Biz Entry DaysNot reported
Avg Buyer Biz Entry Cost PctNot reported
Pct Partners With Fta15
Pct Partners Shared Language29
Pct Partners Shared Border1
Avg Applied Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Mfn Tariff Pct0.1%
Avg Preferential Tariff Pct0%
Tariff Advantage Pp+0.1 pp
Avg Distance All Partners Km12,036
Num Border Partners30
Num Colonial Partners90
Avg Substitution Elasticity-8.1
Pct Products High Elasticity65
Pct Products Low Elasticity5
Real Market Potential27,204.3
Foreign Market Potential9,630.7

Exposure fields

Country Iso3PNG
All History Lane Count1,205
Current Lane Count288
Critical Lane Count6
High Attention Lane Count66
High Volatility Lane Count140
Unrecovered Drawdown Lane Count131
Declining Demand Lane Count7
Concentrated Market Lane Count123
Access Friction Lane Count36
Buyer Macro Weakness Lane Count23
Monitored Exports Current Usd$8.7B
Attention Exports Usd$2.2B
Critical Exports Usd$330.0M
High Volatility Exports Usd$1.5B
Unrecovered Drawdown Exports Usd$2.0B
Non Fta Exports Usd$6.2B
Monitored Attention Share Pct25.3%
Monitored Critical Share Pct3.8%
Fta Covered Exports Share Pct29%
Export Weighted Volatility Cv0.6
Export Weighted Below Peak Pct38.1%
Export Weighted Distance Km5,965 km
Export Weighted Tariff Pct0.1%
Latest Data Year2,024
First Data Year1,995
Country Years Count30
Total Exports Latest Usd$9.1B
Total Imports Latest Usd$3.7B
Trade Balance Latest Usd$5.4B
Exports Yoy Latest Pct-23.1%
Exports Cagr 3y Latest Pct-3.9%
Gdp Latest Million Usd31,800.43 million USD
Gdp Per Capita Latest Usd$3.0K
Population Latest10,576,502
Investment Rate Latest Pct27.3%
Savings Rate Latest Pct48.6%
Trade Openness Latest Pct33.2%
Exports Gdp Latest Pct23.6%
Active Partners Latest270
Fta Partners Latest40
Foreign Market Potential Latest9,630.7
Gdp 5y Cagr Pct5.1%
Gdp Per Capita 5y Cagr Pct3.1%
Population 5y Cagr Pct1.9%
Partner Hhi Latest1,512.7
Partner Top1 Share Latest Pct23.5%
Partner Top3 Share Latest Pct64%
Partner Hhi All Avg1,934
Partner Hhi All Max2,643.5
Product Hhi Latest1,973.4
Product Top1 Share Latest Pct38.2%
Product Top3 Share Latest Pct65.4%
Product Hhi All Avg1,601.1
Product Hhi All Max2,283.7
Total Exports Attention Share Pct24.2%
Total Exports Critical Share Pct3.6%
Attention LevelWatch
Primary Risk DriverMarket access exposure
Macro Resilience LabelMacro trend resilient

Annual country history

YearExportsImportsTrade balanceExports YoYExports CAGR 3Y
1995$2.6B$1.5B$1.1BNot reportedNot reported
1996$2.5B$1.8B$629.5M-4.3%Not reported
1997$1.7B$1.9B-$192.8M-31.3%Not reported
1998$2.0B$1.3B$758.4M+20.7%-7.4%
1999$1.6B$1.3B$345.0M-19.9%-12.8%
2000$1.9B$1.2B$780.7M+18.4%+4.6%
2001$1.6B$1.2B$397.7M-15.3%-7%
2002$1.6B$1.1B$531.3M-0.6%-0.1%
2003$2.3B$1.2B$1.1B+43.3%+6.5%
2004$2.5B$1.7B$863.7M+8.4%+15.6%
2005$3.3B$1.9B$1.5B+31.4%+26.8%
2006$4.0B$2.1B$1.9B+20.3%+19.7%
2007$4.7B$3.0B$1.7B+17%+22.8%
2008$5.8B$2.4B$3.3B+22.9%+20.1%
2009$4.9B$3.4B$1.5B-15.4%+6.8%
2010$6.1B$3.5B$2.6B+25.2%+9.2%
2011$7.8B$6.4B$1.4B+28.3%+10.8%
2012$7.4B$8.2B-$808.5M-5.6%+14.9%
2013$5.4B$4.7B$703.9M-26.6%-3.9%
2014$9.5B$5.4B$4.2B+75.7%+6.7%
2015$8.9B$4.7B$4.2B-6.9%+6.3%
2016$7.8B$4.1B$3.7B-12.3%+12.8%
2017$11.0B$4.4B$6.5B+41.2%+4.8%
2018$9.9B$3.4B$6.5B-9.5%+3.8%
2019$11.1B$4.5B$6.5B+11.6%+12.5%
2020$10.4B$4.0B$6.3B-6.3%-1.8%
2021$10.3B$4.4B$5.9B-1%+1.1%
2022$13.6B$5.7B$8.0B+33%+7.2%
2023$11.8B$5.8B$6.0B-13.2%+4.6%
2024$9.1B$3.7B$5.4B-23.1%-3.9%

Top export sectors

RankHS2SectorExportsShareExport partnersActive HS6
127Mineral fuels$4.2B45.8%1527
271Precious stones and metals$1.7B18.8%1622
326Ores, slag and ash$1.2B12.9%1512
415Animal and vegetable fats$513.8M5.6%2034
544Wood and wood articles$353.4M3.9%3172
675Nickel$274.5M3%14
709Coffee, tea and spices$235.6M2.6%6939
816Prepared meat and fish$209.5M2.3%3536
918Cocoa and cocoa preparations$198.7M2.2%1611
1003Fish and crustaceans$110.6M1.2%1772

Detailed HS4 export lines

RankHS4Parent HS2ExportsShareActive HS6
12711Mineral fuels (27)$3.5B38.2%6
27108Precious stones and metals (71)$1.6B17.8%2
32603Ores, slag and ash (26)$854.4M9.4%1
42709Mineral fuels (27)$596.4M6.6%1
51511Animal and vegetable fats (15)$420.0M4.6%2
64403Wood and wood articles (44)$319.6M3.5%5
77501Nickel (75)$274.5M3%1
82616Ores, slag and ash (26)$268.3M2.9%1
90901Coffee, tea and spices (09)$230.2M2.5%5
101604Prepared meat and fish (16)$209.4M2.3%12
111801Cocoa and cocoa preparations (18)$198.3M2.2%1
120303Fish and crustaceans (03)$94.0M1%20

Top export destinations

RankDestinationISO3ExportsShareYoYCAGR 3Y
1ChinaCHN$2.1B23.5%-23.8%-1.9%
2JapanJPN$2.0B22%-24.5%-7.2%
3AustraliaAUS$1.7B18.6%-12.9%+16.2%
4Republic of KoreaKOR$636.6M7%+6.6%+24.6%
5TaiwanTWN$623.4M6.8%-26.2%-3.6%
6IndiaIND$255.1M2.8%-31.7%+10.3%
7SingaporeSGP$205.4M2.3%-13.4%-29.2%
8MalaysiaMYS$204.8M2.2%+11.2%-0.9%
9GermanyDEU$190.1M2.1%-7.6%-1.9%
10NetherlandsNLD$181.1M2%-41.2%-21.1%

Destination risk context

RankDestinationAttentionAttention shareBelow peakApplied tariffPrimary reason
1India (IND)Critical attention99%55.7%53.2%Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction
2United Kingdom (GBR)Critical attention71.8%56.8%Not reportedCurrent trade remains materially below historical peaks
3Australia (AUS)Watch3.7%39.5%6%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
4China (CHN)Watch21%30.1%30.2%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure
5Philippines (PHL)High attention18.1%54.9%19.4%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
6Japan (JPN)Watch20.6%42.8%2%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
7Republic of Korea (KOR)High attention51.1%34.5%14.6%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
8Netherlands (NLD)High attention92.9%53.5%1.4%Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure
9Singapore (SGP)High attention78.7%53.3%0.4%Current trade remains materially below historical peaks
10Malaysia (MYS)Watch38.6%13.2%13.4%Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure

Emerging corridor signals

RankDestinationHS6SignalMarket importsCurrent shareStrength
1Australia (AUS)180310new$133.8M0.1%100
2United Kingdom (GBR)910229new$81.6M0.3%100
3India (IND)120999new$14.9M0.7%100
4Australia (AUS)840732new$2.6M16%100
5Republic of Korea (KOR)890120new$1.4B3%100
6Thailand (THA)800200new$3.8M7%100
7Malaysia (MYS)840510new$20.1M1.4%100
8Malaysia (MYS)382600new$34.9M0.5%100
9Indonesia (IDN)730429new$224.0M0%99.6
10Singapore (SGP)330590new$84.8M0.1%98.9

Market opportunity signals

RankMarketHS6Buyer importsAddressable 3-year valueCurrent shareSignal
1China (CHN)260111$111.0B$119.1B0%Accelerating (-2.6%)
2USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)270900$165.0B$115.5B0%Declining (+1.1%)
3China (CHN)270900$291.6B$98.3B0.1%Growing (-6.7%)
4China (CHN)854231$158.0B$93.1B0%Accelerating (+10.5%)
5China (CHN)854232$80.6B$65.7B0%Growing (+20.6%)
6China (CHN)854239$81.8B$61.4B0%Accelerating (+4%)
7USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)851712$53.9B$53.8B0%Slowing (-8.8%)
8USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA)847150$53.9B$45.6B0%Slowing (+60.2%)

How to read this page

Separate reported scale from calculated context.

Reported exports, imports, trade balance, sector rows, destination rows, and annual history describe merchandise trade observations for the stated country and year.

CAGR, shares, concentration measures, tariff context, exposure shares, and momentum are calculated indicators built from the available observations. They help organize research but are not additional reported trade or forecasts.

Coverage runs from 1995 through 2024 for this profile. Missing values are shown as Not reported. Read the full methodology ↗

Reported observations

OECD BIMTS merchandise trade values are the primary series for this view.

Calculated indicators

Growth, share, HHI, tariff, and exposure fields are derived from available reported values.

Coverage limits

Unavailable values remain unavailable. No company sales, shipment records, or forecasts are implied.

Questions about this profile

Papua New Guinea export capability, in context

Short answers for readers comparing country export scale, partner breadth, and calculated trade indicators.

What does the Papua New Guinea export profile measure?

It combines reported exports, imports, history, destinations, HS2 sectors, partner context, and calculated indicators for Papua New Guinea.

What is the latest reported export value for Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea recorded $9.1B in reported exports in 2024.

Which markets receive the most exports from Papua New Guinea?

China leads by reported export value at $2.1B in 2024. Five destination lanes are highlighted.

Which sectors lead Papua New Guinea's exports?

Mineral fuels leads by reported value at $4.2B. Five HS2 chapters are highlighted.

How many years of Papua New Guinea trade history are available?

This sample contains 30 observed annual rows covering 1995 through 2024. Missing observations are not estimated.

Are the growth and exposure values forecasts?

No. They are calculated or classified from reported observations, not forecasts or market-access guarantees.

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Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.