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About

South Korea-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2022, South Korea exported $142M to Papua New Guinea. The main products that South Korea exported to Papua New Guinea were Refined Petroleum ($81.8M), Cyanides ($16.7M), and Delivery Trucks ($7.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of South Korea to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 27.9%, from $41.6M in 2017 to $142M in 2022.

In 2022, South Korea did not export any services to Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea-South Korea Trade: In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $1.48B to South Korea. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to South Korea were Petroleum Gas ($1.17B), Copper Ore ($92.3M), and Precious Metal Ore ($80.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 29.9%,  from $182M in 2017 to $1.48B in 2022.

In 2022, Papua New Guinea did not export any services to South Korea.

Comparison: In 2022,  South Korea ranked 4 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.78), and 5 in total exports ($705B). That same year, Papua New Guinea ranked 125 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.53), and 87 in total exports ($15.4B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, South Korea exported $142M to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from South Korea to Papua New Guinea were Refined Petroleum ($81.8M), Cyanides ($16.7M), and Delivery Trucks ($7.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of South Korea to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 27.9%, from $41.6M in 2017 to $142M in 2022.

In 2017, Papua New Guinea exported $1.48B to South Korea. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to South Korea were Petroleum Gas ($1.17B), Copper Ore ($92.3M), and Precious Metal Ore ($80.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to South Korea have increased at an annualized rate of 29.9%, from $182M in 2022 to $1.48B in 2017.

Exports from South Korea (Flag) to Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) to South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
South Korea
Top Destination
China$150B
Papua New Guinea
Top Destination
Japan$4.03B

This map shows whether countries import more from South Korea or Papua New Guinea. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from South Korea and Papua New Guinea or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from South Korea than Papua New Guinea included China ($150B), United States ($112B), and Vietnam ($60.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Papua New Guinea than South Korea included Brunei ($321M).

Difference in imports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) and South Korea (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage South Korea - Papua New Guinea

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between South Korea and Papua New Guinea by product, considering products traded by both, South Korea and Papua New Guinea.

During 2022, South Korea had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Mineral Products ($81.9M), Chemical Products ($19M), and Metals ($18.5M).

During 2017, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with South Korea in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.44B), Wood Products ($17.2M), and Metals ($12.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential South Korea Papua New Guinea+$18MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea South Korea+$125MPetroleum Gas

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of South Korea and Papua New Guinea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of South Korea indicates it has a comparative advantage over Papua New Guinea. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Papua New Guinea indicates it has a comparative advantage over South Korea.

Product Space of South Korea (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

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