# (As Specified In Subheading Note 1 trade corridors and routes...

The leading reported route is Papua New Guinea to China, with trade value of $243.4M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Papua New Guinea to China | $243.4M | -2.8% | $830.0M | 60 | 30.2% | 6,344 km |
| Congo, Rep. of the to China | $104.1M | -10.1% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 11,275 km |
| Solomon Islands to China | $91.1M | -18.9% | $830.0M | 60 | 0% | 7,090 km |
| Sierra Leone to China | $77.4M | +20.8% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 12,571 km |
| Cameroon to China | $75.4M | -4.8% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 11,002 km |
| Ecuador to India | $66.1M | +4.8% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 15,953 km |
| Brazil to India | $59.2M | +378.9% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 14,441 km |
| Mozambique to China | $49.7M | -21.5% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 11,347 km |
| Cameroon to Viet Nam | $39.8M | -3.1% | $66.9M | 25 | 0.2% | 10,314 km |
| Suriname to China | $39.8M | +0.2% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 14,867 km |
| Bolivia to China | $39.3M | +113% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 17,390 km |
| Ghana to India | $32.9M | -10% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 8,498 km |
| Panama to India | $32.0M | +1.1% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 15,161 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to China | $31.2M | +16.1% | $830.0M | 60 | 0% | 0 km |
| Equatorial Guinea to China | $30.1M | -28.4% | $830.0M | 60 | 0% | 11,235 km |
| Mali to China | $29.2M | +0.5% | $830.0M | 60 | 0% | 11,842 km |
| Malaysia to India | $25.1M | -12.7% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 3,842 km |
| Costa Rica to India | $20.8M | -5.1% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 15,290 km |
| Solomon Islands to India | $17.2M | -2% | $295.4M | 42 | 0% | 9,821 km |
| Central African Republic to China | $16.2M | -4% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 10,368 km |
| Colombia to India | $14.1M | +11.6% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 15,291 km |
| Colombia to China | $12.6M | +27.4% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 14,937 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Viet Nam | $11.0M | +5.1% | $66.9M | 25 | 0% | 0 km |
| Guatemala to India | $10.4M | +7.9% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 15,042 km |
| Benin to India | $9.1M | +8.2% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 8,183 km |
| Brazil to China | $8.8M | +46% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 17,614 km |
| Nigeria to China | $8.0M | +11.5% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 11,466 km |
| Guinea-Bissau to China | $7.3M | +134% | $830.0M | 60 | 0% | 12,441 km |
| Zambia to China | $6.7M | -23.1% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 10,961 km |
| Ecuador to China | $6.7M | -2.4% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 15,364 km |
| Liberia to China | $6.5M | -14% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 12,572 km |
| Venezuela to China | $5.9M | +68.6% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 14,402 km |
| Ghana to China | $5.9M | -36.8% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 11,832 km |
| Guyana to China | $5.8M | -15.2% | $830.0M | 60 | 0% | 14,808 km |
| Nigeria to India | $5.5M | -13.6% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 8,088 km |
| Thailand to India | $4.0M | +135.4% | $295.4M | 42 | 0.5% | 2,920 km |
| Peru to Viet Nam | $3.9M | +84.4% | $66.9M | 25 | 0.2% | 18,994 km |
| Brazil to Viet Nam | $3.9M | +73.5% | $66.9M | 25 | 0.2% | 17,192 km |
| Panama to China | $3.8M | -9.8% | $830.0M | 60 | 0.3% | 14,353 km |
| China to Viet Nam | $3.7M | -0.8% | $66.9M | 25 | 0.2% | 2,331 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $55.3M | +11% | +26.3% |
| 2011 | $89.5M | +62% | +26.1% |
| 2012 | $62.2M | -30.5% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | $118.6M | +90.6% | +29% |
| 2014 | $110.6M | -6.8% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | $96.6M | -12.7% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | $94.1M | -2.6% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | $208.2M | +121.3% | +23.5% |
| 2018 | $298.8M | +43.5% | +45.7% |
| 2019 | $279.9M | -6.3% | +43.8% |
| 2020 | $230.2M | -17.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | $243.7M | +5.8% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | $279.5M | +14.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | $259.9M | -7% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | $243.4M | -6.3% | -0% |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._