Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Papua New Guinea

Merchandise imports in Papua New Guinea in 2025 — 4,620,000,000 US$. Ranked 145 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,600%.

2025 4.62B US$ −7.95% vs 2024
World rank 145of 205
Period maximum 5.88B US$2022
Period minimum 60M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Papua New Guinea, 1960–202502B4B6B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 60,000,000 US$1962: 67,000,000 US$1964: 96,000,000 US$1966: 149,000,000 US$1968: 177,000,000 US$1970: 302,000,000 US$1972: 332,000,000 US$1974: 518,000,000 US$1976: 502,000,000 US$1978: 770,000,000 US$1980: 1,176,000,000 US$1982: 1,170,000,000 US$1984: 1,110,000,000 US$1986: 1,080,000,000 US$1988: 1,393,000,000 US$1990: 1,193,000,000 US$1992: 1,485,000,000 US$1994: 1,522,000,000 US$1996: 1,741,000,000 US$1998: 1,240,000,000 US$2000: 1,151,000,000 US$2002: 1,137,000,000 US$2004: 1,680,000,000 US$2006: 1,984,000,000 US$2008: 3,117,000,000 US$2010: 3,524,000,000 US$2012: 4,755,000,000 US$2014: 4,000,000,000 US$2016: 2,068,000,000 US$2018: 3,519,000,000 US$2020: 3,591,000,000 US$2022: 5,879,000,000 US$2024: 5,019,000,000 US$2025: 4,620,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +4.56B (+7,600%) Average annual rate: 6.91 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 4.62B US$
World 26.69T US$
Melanesia computed 11.29B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 4.62B −399M −7.95%
2024 5.02B −390M −7.21%
2023 5.41B −470M −7.99%
2022 5.88B +1.51B +34.59%
2021 4.37B +777M +21.64%
2020 3.59B −536M −12.99%
2019 4.13B +608M +17.28%
2018 3.52B +460M +15.04%
2017 3.06B +991M +47.92%
2016 2.07B −483M −18.93%
2015 2.55B −1.45B −36.23%
2014 4B −1.41B −26.06%
2013 5.41B +655M +13.77%
2012 4.76B +483M +11.31%
2011 4.27B +748M +21.23%
2010 3.52B +657M +22.92%
2009 2.87B −250M −8.02%
2008 3.12B +495M +18.88%
2007 2.62B +638M +32.16%
2006 1.98B +255M +14.75%
2005 1.73B +49M +2.92%
2004 1.68B +313M +22.9%
2003 1.37B +230M +20.23%
2002 1.14B +66M +6.16%
2001 1.07B −80M −6.95%
2000 1.15B −37M −3.11%
1999 1.19B −52M −4.19%
1998 1.24B −471M −27.53%
1997 1.71B −30M −1.72%
1996 1.74B +289M +19.9%
1995 1.45B −70M −4.6%
1994 1.52B +223M +17.17%
1993 1.3B −186M −12.53%
1992 1.49B −129M −7.99%
1991 1.61B +421M +35.29%
1990 1.19B −337M −22.03%
1989 1.53B +137M +9.83%
1988 1.39B +228M +19.57%
1987 1.17B +85M +7.87%
1986 1.08B +72M +7.14%
1985 1.01B −102M −9.19%
1984 1.11B −10M −0.89%
1983 1.12B −50M −4.27%
1982 1.17B −91M −7.22%
1981 1.26B +85M +7.23%
1980 1.18B +273M +30.23%
1979 903M +133M +17.27%
1978 770M +128M +19.94%
1977 642M +140M +27.89%
1976 502M −90M −15.2%
1975 592M +74M +14.29%
1974 518M +162M +45.51%
1973 356M +24M +7.23%
1972 332M −24M −6.74%
1971 356M +54M +17.88%
1970 302M +81M +36.65%
1969 221M +44M +24.86%
1968 177M −2M −1.12%
1967 179M +30M +20.13%
1966 149M +26M +21.14%
1965 123M +27M +28.13%
1964 96M +16M +20%
1963 80M +13M +19.4%
1962 67M +1M +1.52%
1961 66M +6M +10%
1960 60M

Melanesia, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.