Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 0.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Papua New Guinea, 1969–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.9% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Papua New Guinea peaked at 5.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1977.
That places Papua New Guinea 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 0.4% | — |
| 1970 | 0.3% | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -55.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +325.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -92.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | +539.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -89.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -58.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -19.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +1165.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -38.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +685.1% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | +38.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | -12.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -78.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +83.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +102.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -40.9% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +112.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -47.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -88.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +287.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +84.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +120.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -24.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -58.0% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | +992.4% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -59.1% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +476.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +109.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 3.7% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -35.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +59.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -55.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -44.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +93.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +55.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -33.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +29.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 22% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +1165.9% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | +992.4% | 0.2% | 1.7% |
| 1981 | +685.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
| 1974 | +539.7% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| 2003 | +476.2% | 0.6% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 2.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region in Papua New Guinea?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Papua New Guinea was 0.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1977.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 189th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.