Countries

Papua New Guinea: trade by HS code

  • US$13.9bnExports 2024
  • US$5.5bnImports 2024
  • 855HS6 · Exports

In 2024, exports from Papua New Guinea came to US$13.9bn and imports to US$5.5bn.

Its largest customer was China and its largest supplier Australia.

Top exports

  1. 2711.11Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gasUS$5.4bn
  2. 7108.12Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in: non-monetary, other unwrought formsUS$2.5bn
  3. 2603.00Copper ores and concentratesUS$1.3bn
  4. 2709.00Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUS$838.2m
  5. 1511.10Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not: crude oilUS$638.4m
  6. 2616.90Precious-metal ores and concentrates: otherUS$471.6m
  7. 7501.20Nickel oxide sinters and other intermediate products of nickel metallurgyUS$421.7m
  8. 4403.49Other, of tropical wood: otherUS$397.7m
  9. 1801.00Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roastedUS$353.9m
  10. 0901.11Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated: coffee, not roasted, not decaffeinatedUS$248.5m
  11. 1604.14Tunas, skipjack tuna and bonito (Sarda spp.)US$245.5m
  12. 0303.43Skipjack tuna (stripe-bellied bonito) (Katsuwonus pelamis)US$113.6m
  13. 4403.99Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or: other, otherUS$110m
  14. 7106.92Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum): other, semi-manufacturedUS$93.4m
  15. 1513.21Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof: crude oilUS$88.7m
  16. 0303.42Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)US$64.8m
  17. 2610.00Chromium ores and concentratesUS$55.3m
  18. 1513.11Coconut (copra) oil and its fractions: crude oilUS$47.9m
  19. 7112.91Of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metalsUS$45.7m
  20. 1511.90Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not: otherUS$45.6m

Top imports

  1. 1006.30Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazedUS$105.2m
  2. 2106.90Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included: otherUS$97m
  3. 8431.49Of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: otherUS$87.6m
  4. 1001.99Wheat and meslin, other, otherUS$81.3m
  5. 0204.42Other cuts with bone inUS$74.5m
  6. 8474.90Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing: partsUS$63.7m
  7. 8702.10With only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)US$58.5m
  8. 8708.99Other parts and accessories: otherUS$56.2m
  9. 8517.13Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones: smartphonesUS$54.5m
  10. 8429.52Machinery with a 360° revolving superstructureUS$52.5m
  11. 8704.21Of a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 5 tonnesUS$47m
  12. 7308.90Structures: otherUS$46.7m
  13. 1006.40Rice, broken riceUS$44.4m
  14. 7612.90Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers: otherUS$42.9m
  15. 0207.14Cuts and offal, frozenUS$39.4m
  16. 1701.99Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid: other, otherUS$38.6m
  17. 8807.30Other parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraftUS$36.4m
  18. 8704.10Dumpers designed for off-highway useUS$35.6m
  19. 8704.23Of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 20 tonnesUS$32.6m
  20. 8704.22Of a gross vehicle weight exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnesUS$28m

Main buyers from Papua New Guinea

  1. China US$3.3bn
  2. Japan US$3bn
  3. Australia US$2.7bn
  4. South Korea US$974.9m
  5. Taiwan US$950.5m
  6. India US$380.5m
  7. Philippines US$317.3m
  8. Singapore US$286.2m
  9. Netherlands US$277.1m
  10. Malaysia US$276.6m

Main suppliers of Papua New Guinea

  1. Australia US$1.2bn
  2. China US$1.1bn
  3. Malaysia US$199.7m
  4. Indonesia US$188.6m
  5. Japan US$187m
  6. Thailand US$185.7m
  7. Singapore US$169.2m
  8. New Zealand US$112m
  9. India US$40.4m
  10. Taiwan US$40.4m

Questions and answers

What does Papua New Guinea export most?

In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas (HS 2711.11), worth US$5.4bn.