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About

Kuwait-Papua New Guinea Trade: In 2022, Kuwait exported $22.5k to Papua New Guinea. The main products that Kuwait exported to Papua New Guinea were Cars ($16.1k) and Lifting Machinery ($6.39k). Over the past 8 years the exports of Kuwait to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $4.51k in 2014 to $22.5k in 2022.

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

Papua New Guinea-Kuwait Trade: In 2022, Papua New Guinea exported $10.9k to Kuwait. The main products that Papua New Guinea exported to Kuwait were Valves ($10.9k). Over the past 8 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Kuwait have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.29%,  from $16.9k in 2014 to $10.9k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Kuwait ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.44), and 42 in total exports ($101B). 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, Kuwait exported $22.5k to Papua New Guinea. The main products exported from Kuwait to Papua New Guinea were Cars ($16.1k) and Lifting Machinery ($6.39k). During the last 8 years the exports of Kuwait to Papua New Guinea have increased at an annualized rate of 22.2%, from $4.51k in 2014 to $22.5k in 2022.

In 2017, Papua New Guinea exported $10.9k to Kuwait. The main products exported from Papua New Guinea to Kuwait were Valves ($10.9k). During the last 5 years the exports of Papua New Guinea to Kuwait have decreased at an annualized rate of 8.29%, from $16.9k in 2022 to $10.9k in 2017.

Exports from Kuwait (Flag) to Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Papua New Guinea (Flag) to Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kuwait (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag)

Kuwait Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B
Papua New Guinea
Top Destination
Japan$4.03B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Papua New Guinea included China ($24.3B), India ($15B), and South Korea ($10.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Papua New Guinea than Kuwait included Australia ($1.74B), Brunei ($321M), and Netherlands ($436M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kuwait - Papua New Guinea

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with Papua New Guinea in the exports of Transportation ($16.1k) and Machines ($6.39k).

During 2017, Papua New Guinea had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Machines ($10.9k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Kuwait Papua New Guinea+$61.6kCars
Top Product Potential Papua New Guinea Kuwait+$28.5kValves

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 Kuwait and Papua New Guinea. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kuwait 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 Kuwait.

Product Space of Kuwait (Flag) and Papua New Guinea (Flag) (2022)

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