Exporting guide to Papua New Guinea
Strong service market
Papua New Guinea has a strong services market the top goods imported into the country from the rest of the world are business services, transport, travel, construction, insurance and pension services.
Papua New Guinea: at a glance
Currency
Papua New Guinean kina
Business language
English is widely spoken
GDP per capita
$3,005
UK is $47,203 (IMF, 2021, projected figures)
Economic growth
1.7%
(IMF, 2021, projected figure)
Time zone
GMT +10
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