Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign aid and investments received

Namibia
572.20 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
594.87 million millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Namibia rank
95th
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd

Foreign aid and investments received over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.0B02.0B4.0B6.0B200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 594.87 million millions of current united states dollars against 572.20 million millions of current united states dollars in Namibia, a difference of 22.67 million millions of current united states dollars.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Namibia ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 155 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 262.34 million millions of current united states dollars 529.95 million millions of current united states dollars 267.61 million millions of current united states dollars Papua New Guinea
2010s 124.13 million millions of current united states dollars 1.19 billion millions of current united states dollars 1.07 billion millions of current united states dollars Papua New Guinea
2020s 188.57 million millions of current united states dollars 688.42 million millions of current united states dollars 499.84 million millions of current united states dollars Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid and investments received, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 594.87 million millions of current united states dollars against 572.20 million millions of current united states dollars in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid and investments received between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
22.67 million millions of current united states dollars, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign aid and investments received?
Namibia ranks 95th and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid and investments received
Unit
millions of current united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 3,671 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).