Full trade & compliance profile
Papua New Guinea — Trade & Compliance
Papua New Guinea's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
10
trade agreements
3
cargo treaties
4.28%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Papua New Guinea beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1China23.5%
- 2Japan21.9%
- 3Australia19.4%
- 4Rep. of Korea7.2%
- 5Taiwan6.9%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Mineral fuels & oils45.6%
- 2Pearls, precious stones & metals19.3%
- 3Ores, slag, ash12.9%
- 4Animal/vegetable fats & oils5.9%
- 5Wood4.1%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Machinery & mechanical appliances17.8%
- 2Mineral fuels & oils16.4%
- 3Vehicles7.9%
- 4Electrical machinery6.3%
- 5Iron/steel articles4.9%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1Australia+7.65pp
- 2Taiwan+6.86pp
- 3Philippines+2.30pp
Declining export markets
- 1Japan−8.96pp
- 2Rep. of Korea−4.11pp
- 3China−2.40pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals+6.73pp
- 2Ores, slag, ash+5.33pp
- 3Cocoa+1.95pp
Declining export goods
- 1Mineral fuels & oils−10.35pp
- 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−2.95pp
- 3Nickel−2.13pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Pacific States2021
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa2021
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands2021
EU - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands2020
EU - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa2018
EU - Pacific States2009
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)2003
Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG)1994
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)1981
Australia - Papua New Guinea (PATCRA)1977
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
PGK
Kina
MFN applied tariff
4.28%
simple average (2021)
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Oil palm fruit
3.5M t
Top mineral output
petroleum, crude
320K tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 62 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗