Papua New Guinea
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Papua New Guinea

Waterborne foreign imports from Papua New Guinea to the United States in 2015 totaled $78,864,603. Exports to Papua New Guinea in 2015 were $121,443,364.

Information about foreign trade between Papua New Guinea and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Papua New Guinea represented 98.0% of all vessel imports, $77,310,139 versus $78,864,603.

By weight, container cargo imports from Papua New Guinea represented 106.4% of all vessel shippments, 25,391,526 (kg) versus 23,857,413 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $78,864,603  $121,443,364
2014  $90,211,319  $81,765,748
2013  $83,157,772  $96,593,489
2012  $114,622,481  $313,156,413
2011  $136,280,035  $247,598,653
2010  $91,038,369  $145,948,609
2009  $99,101,025  $151,853,040
2008  $102,514,314  $48,490,339
2007  $90,329,775  $26,492,468
2006  $76,611,649  $15,704,676
2005  $52,077,942  $32,515,884
2004  $44,544,226  $27,223,349
2003  $57,322,495  $15,978,383


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $77,310,139  $71,984,955
2014  $90,161,469  $45,291,034
2013  $78,787,645  $69,658,159
2012  $114,073,381  $110,128,896
2011  $115,796,144  $51,593,787
2010  $90,940,620  $91,608,188
2009  $87,865,118  $69,626,771
2008  $76,405,920  $35,336,364
2007  $79,005,322  $7,973,626
2006  $53,863,217  $7,058,943
2005  $49,280,440  $9,086,249
2004  $37,400,144  $7,322,904
2003  $34,757,616  $5,038,149


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  23,857,413  56,760,730
2014  25,392,651  20,330,903
2013  25,259,428  23,386,895
2012  27,570,774  18,536,496
2011  49,452,395  21,813,203
2010  27,565,721  101,330,606
2009  34,157,889  108,595,289
2008  36,529,222  38,038,459
2007  38,403,519  7,295,754
2006  64,898,874  2,860,829
2005  30,916,977  57,438,205
2004  31,334,804  15,337,785
2003  106,207,425  6,647,945


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  25,391,526  54,530,459
2014  25,391,526  19,149,971
2013  24,637,327  21,581,013
2012  27,467,888  11,653,688
2011  25,637,788  10,221,791
2010  27,535,146  88,344,114
2009  29,777,158  39,747,227
2008  25,937,755  28,335,916
2007  32,177,762  1,733,379
2006  24,418,362  1,591,719
2005  24,075,462  1,187,527
2004  21,466,522  7,343,192
2003  16,646,256  846,612


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov