Summary
- Australia → Papua New Guinea
- $1.6billion
- Papua New Guinea → Australia
- $2.7billion
- Australia’s balance
- -$1.1billion
Balance
Australia’s trade balance with Papua New Guinea
Trade between Australia and Papua New Guinea grew 3.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Australia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.6
- Imports 2.7
- Balance -1.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $511 million | $865 million | -$354 million |
| 1996 | $765 million | $926 million | -$160 million |
| 1997 | $683 million | $711 million | -$28 million |
| 1998 | $624 million | $529 million | $95 million |
| 1999 | $462 million | $728 million | -$266 million |
| 2000 | $646 million | $867 million | -$221 million |
| 2001 | $814 million | $662 million | $152 million |
| 2002 | $729 million | $901 million | -$172 million |
| 2003 | $747 million | $1.1 billion | -$377 million |
| 2004 | $970 million | $1.3 billion | -$335 million |
| 2005 | $899 million | $1.6 billion | -$660 million |
| 2006 | $995 million | $1.8 billion | -$759 million |
| 2007 | $1.3 billion | $2.2 billion | -$913 million |
| 2008 | $1.2 billion | $2.5 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2009 | $1.3 billion | $2.3 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2010 | $1.7 billion | $2.8 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2011 | $2.2 billion | $6 billion | -$3.8 billion |
| 2012 | $2.7 billion | $5.1 billion | -$2.4 billion |
| 2013 | $2.1 billion | $2.9 billion | -$776 million |
| 2014 | $1.7 billion | $3.3 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2015 | $1.1 billion | $2.2 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2016 | $1.2 billion | $2.7 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2017 | $1.2 billion | $2.6 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2018 | $1.4 billion | $2.7 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2019 | $1.7 billion | $5.4 billion | -$3.8 billion |
| 2020 | $1.4 billion | $4.5 billion | -$3.1 billion |
| 2021 | $1.5 billion | $3.2 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2022 | $1.7 billion | $3.2 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2023 | $1.7 billion | $3.6 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2024 | $1.6 billion | $2.7 billion | -$1.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What Australia sells to Papua New Guinea
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Papua New Guinea sells to Australia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Sydney and Port Moresby is 1,663 nautical miles (3,079 km) long: ≈ 4–5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Papua New Guinea was Australia’s 21st largest trading partner (0.7% of its trade), and Australia was Papua New Guinea’s 2nd (22%).
- Papua New Guinea in Australia’s trade
- 0.7%
- Papua New Guinea’s rank among Australia’s partners
- 21st
- Australia in Papua New Guinea’s trade
- 22.1%
- Australia’s rank among Papua New Guinea’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of Australia
Other partners of Papua New Guinea
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.