October 2011
Papua New Guinea
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  6 858 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  9 480 Merchandise  101 129
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  16 827 excluding intra-EU trade 77 103
Current account balance (million US$, 2009) -  672 Commercial services 150 77
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  1 647 excluding intra-EU trade 124 55
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   130.3
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   134 6 5 8
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 9 June 1996 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.017
Trade Policy Review 16, 18 November 2010 Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   48
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 4 - 0
All goods   31.9   5.1 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   44.1   14.7 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   30.0   3.6 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.8   0.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2004) Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   85.6 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   94.1 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   27 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  5 612 11 -23 28
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  3 850 17 -9 20
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.04 Share in world total imports  0.02
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   23.6 Agricultural products 16.2
Fuels and mining products   43.8 Fuels and mining products 16.2
Manufactures   4.1 Manufactures 60.5
  By main destination   By main origin
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COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   252   -3 -49 55
Commercial services imports (million US$)  3 395   22 5 77
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.01   Share in world total imports 0.10
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   7.9   Transportation 16.8
Travel   0.8   Travel 1.1
Other commercial services   91.3   Other commercial services 82.1
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2008 Trademark registrations by office, 2000
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
...   1   1   27   531 ...   558
                         
a  Breakdowns by commodity group refer to 2004.