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Papua New Guinea
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Population as of 2020: 9.8 million 92 of 193
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Region: Papua New Guinea
Nominal G.D.P. in 2024: $32.54 billion 108 of 193
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Reported merchandise exports in 2024, converted to U.S. dollars: $13.90 billion. 74 of 193
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(reported merchandise exports and re-exports; broad commodity groups and selected named destination economies)
Calendar-year 2024 goods exports, excluding services. Amounts are nominal U.S. dollars, with no inflation adjustment. Export values are free on board (FOB).
(Dollar amounts are approximate conversions using the 2024 annual-average official exchange rate of 3.8527502682192 kina per U.S. dollar.)
Top Exports
15 largest broad export groups, 2024
Ranked across the complete published broad-group table, including its Other exports group. The figures cover exports and re-exports together.
| Rank | Item | Dollar amount | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mineral products | $7.97 billion | Broad commodity group |
| 2 | Pearls, precious & semi-precious stones & metals | $2.64 billion | Broad commodity group |
| 3 | Animal or vegetable oils & fats | $797.08 million | Broad commodity group |
| 4 | Prepared foodstuffs, beverages, spirits & tobacco | $571.58 million | Broad commodity group |
| 5 | Live animals: animal products | $525.98 million | Broad commodity group |
| 6 | Vehicles, aircraft & associated transport equipment | $368.70 million | Broad commodity group |
| 7 | Base metals & articles thereof | $336.36 million | Broad commodity group |
| 8 | Wood, cork & articles thereof & plaiting material | $238.75 million | Broad commodity group |
| 9 | Vegetable products | $226.14 million | Broad commodity group |
| 10 | Machinery & mechanical & electrical appliances & parts thereof | $155.64 million | Broad commodity group |
| 11 | Articles of stone, plaster, cement, glass & ceremic products | $32.99 million | Broad commodity group |
| 12 | Plastic, rubber & articles thereof | $9.82 million | Broad commodity group |
| 13 | Photographic & optical, medical & surgical goods & clocks/watches & musical instruments | $9.76 million | Broad commodity group |
| 14 | Chemicals and allied products | $9.20 million | Broad commodity group |
| 15 | Others | $6.23 million | Other exports (source residual) |
Selected identifiable export destinations, 2024
(The nine identifiable individually named destinations are shown. Other destinations represent 15.66% of total exports. A further 4.70% is recorded under the unresolved label Korean Peoples Republic and is not assigned to either Korean economy. Both amounts remain in the total and are excluded from this selected-country ranking.)
| Rank | Country | Dollar amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | $3.08 billion |
| 2 | Australia | $2.78 billion |
| 3 | China | $2.57 billion |
| 4 | Taiwan | $936.89 million |
| 5 | Singapore | $869.11 million |
| 6 | Malaysia | $398.58 million |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $219.79 million |
| 8 | Indonesia | $197.98 million |
| 9 | New Zealand | $19.38 million |
