Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 69.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Papua New Guinea, 1964–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Papua New Guinea stood at 69.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Papua New Guinea peaked at 100.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 100.0% | — |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 99.2% | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 98.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 99.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 98.7% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 96.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 96.7% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 94.6% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 94.8% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 96.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 94.6% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 92.9% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 96.6% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 94.2% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 93.2% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 94.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 89.8% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 88.6% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 88.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 88.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 89.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 84.2% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 66.8% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 69.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 69.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.1%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.9% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 1970s | 98.3% | 96.4% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 92.9% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.4% | 86.7% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 79.1% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 66.8% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.3% | 70.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Papua New Guinea?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Papua New Guinea was 69.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.