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About

Papua New Guinea-Japan In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $4.03B to Japan. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to Japan are Petroleum Gas ($3.25B), Copper Ore ($578M), and Refined Petroleum ($174M). During the last 27 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 6.98%, from $651M in 1995 to $4.03B in 2022.

In 2022, Papua New Guinea did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Papua New Guinea In 2022, Japan exported $196M to Papua New Guinea. The main products that Japan exported to Papua New Guinea were Buses ($54.7M), Delivery Trucks ($51.6M), and Cars ($23.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of Japan to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 1.83%, from $120M in 1995 to $196M in 2022.

In 2022, Japan did not export any services to Papua New Guinea.

Comparison In 2022,  Papua New Guinea ranked 125 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.53), and 87 in total exports ($15.4B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $4.03B to Japan. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($3.25B), Copper Ore ($578M), and Refined Petroleum ($174M). During the last 27 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 6.98%, from $651M in 1995 to $4.03B in 2022.

In 2022, Japan exported $196M to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from Japan to Papua New Guinea were Buses ($54.7M), Delivery Trucks ($51.6M), and Cars ($23.7M). During the last 27 years the exports of Japan to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 1.83%, from $120M in 1995 to $196M in 2022.

Exports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Papua New Guinea (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Papua New Guinea
Top Destination
Japan$4.03B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

This map shows whether countries import more from Papua New Guinea or Japan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Papua New Guinea and Japan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from Papua New Guinea than Japan were Brunei ($321M).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Japan than Papua New Guinea were United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Papua New Guinea - Japan

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Scale

This chart compares trade between Papua New Guinea and Japan by product, considering products traded by both, Papua New Guinea and Japan.

During 2022, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($4.01B), Vegetable Products ($5.84M), and Animal Products ($4.6M).

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Transportation ($135M), Plastics and Rubbers ($22.2M), and Machines ($19.3M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Papua New Guinea has comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Japan has comparative advantage over Papua New Guinea.

Product Space of Papua New Guinea (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

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