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Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Papua New Guinea: trade and investment
Current account is 15.5% (2024), 12th of 185 in the world and 6th of 29 in East Asia & Pacific. Merchandise exports is $15.5bn (2025), 88th of 206 in the world and 15th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. High-tech exports is 10.2% (2023), 63rd of 170 in the world and 15th of 25 in East Asia & Pacific.
Current account
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Merchandise exports
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10 indicators
Trade & investment: Papua New Guinea in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 15.5%2024 | 12/185 | 6/29 | 10.0% | -4.5% | 14.3% | +3.3 ppsince 2014 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $15.5bn2025 | 88/206 | 15/37 | $2.1bn | $5.7bn | $9.1bn | +84%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $1.1tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 10.2%2023 | 63/170 | 15/25 | · | 23.1%2011 | 44.8% | +6.3 ppsince 2012 | 34.6% | 14.7% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 42.6%2023 | 26/172 | 4/25 | 28.8% | 3.8%2011 | 42.4% | +39.7 ppsince 2012 | 4.2% | 24.8% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 19.7%2023 | 75/172 | 9/25 | 15.3% | 28.6%2011 | 17.0% | −7.3 ppsince 2012 | 4.4% | 13.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 3.6%2021 | 103/184 | 13/29 | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | +0.9 ppsince 2010 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | -3.6%2025 | 194/197 | 32/32 | 2.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | −3.8 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 0.0%2024 | 178/178 | 26/26 | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 0.4% | 5.8% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 39,0002020 | 182/196 | 26/35 | · | 146,000 | 39,000 | −73%since 2010 | 491m | 208m | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $4.2m2018 | 175/177 | 30/31 | · | $2.4m | $4.2m2018 | +14%since 2008 | — | $145bn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Papua New Guinea and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Papua New Guinea. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Papua New Guinea | Indonesia | Australia | Solomon Islands | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | 15.5%2024 | -0.1%2025 | -2.8%2025 | -4.2%2024 | 7.1%2014 |
| Merchandise exports | $15.5bn2025 | $283bn2025 | $338bn2025 | $677m2025 | $109m2025 |
| High-tech exports | 10.2%2023 | 8.7%2024 | 25.2%2024 | 1.4%2018 | — |
| Fuel exports | 42.6%2023 | 16.0%2025 | 26.9%2025 | 0.0%2017 | — |
| Food exports | 19.7%2023 | 22.9%2025 | 13.7%2025 | 20.1%2018 | 99.2%2013 |
| Average tariff | 3.6%2021 | 1.8%2022 | 1.0%2022 | 20.7%2022 | — |
| FDI inflows | -3.6%2025 | 1.6%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 3.8%2025 | 6.4%2014 |
| Remittances | 0.0%2024 | 1.2%2025 | 0.1%2025 | 6.0%2024 | 7.4%2014 |
| Tourist arrivals | 39,0002020 | 4.1m2020 | 1.8m2020 | 4,4002020 | 18,0002019 |