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Papua New Guinea: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Papua New Guinea at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 5.5 billionGrowth −16.3% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:PG:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 13.9 billionGrowth −9.4% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:PG:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,171Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory18Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 885.6 million−9.2%BACI:PG:2710:1:2024
21006 RiceUSD 150.2 million−39.4%BACI:PG:1006:1:2024
38704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 144.0 million−17.5%BACI:PG:8704:1:2024
48431 Machinery partsUSD 124.3 million−39.2%BACI:PG:8431:1:2024
58708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 115.4 million−16.8%BACI:PG:8708:1:2024
68429 Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozersUSD 112.1 million+37.8%BACI:PG:8429:1:2024
72106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 97.1 million+37.5%BACI:PG:2106:1:2024
88517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 93.1 million−20.0%BACI:PG:8517:1:2024
90204 Meat of sheep or goats, freshUSD 85.0 million+6.1%BACI:PG:0204:1:2024
108474 Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washingUSD 81.7 million+2.5%BACI:PG:8474:1:2024
111001 Wheat and meslinUSD 81.3 million−0.9%BACI:PG:1001:1:2024
127308 Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof, platesUSD 66.2 million+4.2%BACI:PG:7308:1:2024
138703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 59.6 million−1.8%BACI:PG:8703:1:2024
148702 Vehicles: public transport passenger typeUSD 59.0 million−14.9%BACI:PG:8702:1:2024
158413 Pumps: for liquidsUSD 58.7 million−18.9%BACI:PG:8413:1:2024
168411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 52.3 million+108.2%BACI:PG:8411:1:2024
174011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubberUSD 51.6 million−23.7%BACI:PG:4011:1:2024
187210 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 50.7 million+28.9%BACI:PG:7210:1:2024
193923 Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, stoppersUSD 48.0 million+25.0%BACI:PG:3923:1:2024
208807 Aircraft: parts of goods of heading 8801USD 47.9 million+52.1%BACI:PG:8807:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 5.4 billion−11.9%BACI:PG:2711:2:2024
27108 GoldUSD 2.5 billion+16.2%BACI:PG:7108:2:2024
32603 Copper ores and concentratesUSD 1.3 billion+54.6%BACI:PG:2603:2:2024
42709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 838.2 million+24.5%BACI:PG:2709:2:2024
51511 Palm oil and its fractionsUSD 684.0 million−22.2%BACI:PG:1511:2:2024
64403 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of barkUSD 513.4 million+139.8%BACI:PG:4403:2:2024
72616 Precious metal ores and concentratesUSD 471.6 million−11.8%BACI:PG:2616:2:2024
87501 Nickel mattesUSD 421.7 million−7.1%BACI:PG:7501:2:2024
91801 Cocoa beansUSD 353.9 million+197.7%BACI:PG:1801:2:2024
101604 Prepared or preserved fishUSD 256.5 million+8.3%BACI:PG:1604:2:2024
110901 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinatedUSD 249.9 million+3.1%BACI:PG:0901:2:2024
120303 Fish: frozenUSD 179.8 million−21.0%BACI:PG:0303:2:2024
131513 Coconut: whether or not refined but not chemically modifiedUSD 137.1 million−21.0%BACI:PG:1513:2:2024
142710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 129.5 million−38.1%BACI:PG:2710:2:2024
157106 Silver: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 98.2 million+20.3%BACI:PG:7106:2:2024
162610 Chromium ores and concentratesUSD 55.3 million+19.3%BACI:PG:2610:2:2024
177112 Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal cladUSD 45.7 million+1,153.8%BACI:PG:7112:2:2024
188901 Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo shipsUSD 44.2 millionnot availableBACI:PG:8901:2:2024
194407 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeledUSD 35.9 million−10.1%BACI:PG:4407:2:2024
201203 CopraUSD 22.2 million+193.7%BACI:PG:1203:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-25. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Papua New Guinea with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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