Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Ireland
382.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
237.68 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ireland rank
4th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Ireland
  • Papua New Guinea
-1.0k-50005001.0k197720002024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 382.13 % change on previous year against 237.68 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 144.45 % change on previous year.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.6 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ireland ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 195 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 265.88 % change on previous year -185.44 % change on previous year 451.32 % change on previous year Ireland
2010s -67.12 % change on previous year 114.99 % change on previous year 182.11 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 87.55 % change on previous year 44.77 % change on previous year 42.78 % change on previous year Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Ireland or Papua New Guinea?
Ireland, at 382.13 % change on previous year against 237.68 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
144.45 % change on previous year, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Ireland ranks 4th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-bop-current-us-annual-growth-rate/ireland/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-direct-investment-net-bop-current-us-annual-growth-rate/ireland/papua-new-guinea/">Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 6,839 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.