Papua New Guinea recorded a trade surplus of 10335.80 PGK Million in the first quarter of 2025. Balance of Trade in Papua New Guinea averaged 2822.34 PGK Million from 1997 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 10335.80 PGK Million in the first quarter of 2025 and a record low of 75.00 PGK Million in the fourth quarter of 1997. source: Bank of Papua New Guinea

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	10335.80	9997.00	PGK Million	Mar 2025
Capital Flows	6673.00	6981.40	PGK Million	Mar 2025
Current Account	8166.80	6219.00	PGK Million	Mar 2025
Exports	14127.70	14316.10	PGK Million	Mar 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	132.60	-1149.90	PGK Million	Mar 2025
Imports	3792.00	4319.20	PGK Million	Mar 2025

Papua New Guinea Balance of Trade

As a major exporter of commodities, Papua New Guinea consistently runs trade surpluses. Papua New Guinea mainly exports gold, oil, copper, coffee, cocoa, vegetable oils, fish and wood. Papua New Guinea mainly imports fuel, rice, vehicles, heavy machinery, meat, iron and steel, and tires. Papua New Guinea's main trading partners are Australia, Japan, China, the United States, Singapore and the Netherlands.