China 59% South Korea 14% Japan 11% (2019 est.)[1]
Imports
$2.72 billion (2015 est.)
Import goods
machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs
Main import partners
France 43% Australia 12% Singapore 12% China 6% (2019 est.)[2]
Gross external debt
$112 million (31 December 2013 est.)
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
New Caledonia is a major source for nickel and contains roughly 10% of the world's known nickel supply. The islands contain about 7,100,000 tonnes of nickel. With the annual production of about 107,000 tonnes in 2009, New Caledonia was the world's fifth largest producer after Russia (266,000), Indonesia (189,000), Canada (181,000) and Australia (167,000).[3] In recent years, the economy has suffered because of depressed international demand for nickel due to the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Only a negligible amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, the substantial financial support from France and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. In the 2000s, large additions were made to nickel mining capacity. The Goro Nickel Plant is expected to be one of the largest nickel producing plants on Earth. This plant produces an estimated 20% of the global nickel supply.[4] However, the need to respond to environmental concerns over the country's globally recognized ecological heritage, may increasingly need to be factored into capitalization of mining operations.
The GDP of New Caledonia in 2007 was 8.8 billion US dollars at market exchange rates, the fourth-largest economy in Oceania after Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.[5] The GDP per capita was 36,376 US dollars in 2007 (at market exchange rates, not at PPP), lower than in Australia and Hawaii, but higher than in New Zealand.[5]
In 2007, exports from New Caledonia amounted to 2.11 billion US dollars, 96.3% of which were mineral products and alloys (essentially nickel ore and ferronickel).[6] Imports amounted to 2.88 billion US dollars.[6] 26.6% of imports came from Metropolitan France, 16.1% from other European countries, 13.6% from Singapore (mostly fuel), 10.7% from Australia, 4.0% from New Zealand, 3.2% from the United States, 3.0% from China, 3.0% from Japan, and 22.7% from other countries.[6]
^"Export Partners of New Caledonia". CIA World Factbook. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
^"Import Partners of New Caledonia". CIA World Factbook. 2014. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
^Mining-technology.com. "Goro Nickel Project, New Caledonia". Retrieved 2011-02-10.
^ abInstitut de la statistique et des études économiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie (ISEE). "Chiffres clés" (in French). Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2011-02-10.
^ abcInstitut de la statistique et des études économiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie (ISEE). "Bilan économique et social 2007 - Échanges Extérieurs (on page 23)" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
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China 59% 
South Korea 14% 
Japan 11% 
France 43% 
Australia 12% 
Singapore 12%