Summary
- China → Papua New Guinea
- $1.3billion
- Papua New Guinea → China
- $3.3billion
- China’s balance
- -$1.9billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Papua New Guinea
Trade between China and Papua New Guinea grew 49.1-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.3
- Imports 3.3
- Balance -1.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $16 million | $78 million | -$62 million |
| 1996 | $28 million | $99 million | -$71 million |
| 1997 | $26 million | $77 million | -$50 million |
| 1998 | $24 million | $35 million | -$10 million |
| 1999 | $29 million | $86 million | -$56 million |
| 2000 | $31 million | $200 million | -$169 million |
| 2001 | $24 million | $135 million | -$111 million |
| 2002 | $29 million | $184 million | -$155 million |
| 2003 | $68 million | $239 million | -$171 million |
| 2004 | $65 million | $311 million | -$247 million |
| 2005 | $67 million | $309 million | -$243 million |
| 2006 | $126 million | $392 million | -$265 million |
| 2007 | $214 million | $468 million | -$255 million |
| 2008 | $344 million | $515 million | -$171 million |
| 2009 | $528 million | $358 million | $170 million |
| 2010 | $352 million | $777 million | -$425 million |
| 2011 | $501 million | $1.1 billion | -$596 million |
| 2012 | $684 million | $854 million | -$170 million |
| 2013 | $553 million | $798 million | -$245 million |
| 2014 | $636 million | $1.4 billion | -$767 million |
| 2015 | $987 million | $1.8 billion | -$788 million |
| 2016 | $648 million | $1.6 billion | -$983 million |
| 2017 | $775 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2018 | $785 million | $2.8 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2019 | $831 million | $2.7 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2020 | $885 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2021 | $904 million | $2.8 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2022 | $1.3 billion | $3.7 billion | -$2.5 billion |
| 2023 | $1.3 billion | $3.4 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2024 | $1.3 billion | $3.3 billion | -$1.9 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Papua New Guinea
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Papua New Guinea sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Port Moresby is 3,409 nautical miles (6,314 km) long: ≈ 8–10 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 China’s 97th largest trading partner (0.1% of its trade), and China was Papua New Guinea’s largest (24%).
- Papua New Guinea in China’s trade
- 0.1%
- Papua New Guinea’s rank among China’s partners
- 97th
- China in Papua New Guinea’s trade
- 23.7%
- China’s rank among Papua New Guinea’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
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.