Norway vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Norway
237.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
237.68 % change on previous year
in 2024
Norway rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Norway
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 237.68 % change on previous year against 237.15 % change on previous year in Norway, a difference of 0.53 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Norway ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -70.08 % change on previous year | -29.52 % change on previous year | 40.56 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -7.02 % change on previous year | -27.67 % change on previous year | 20.65 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 1990s | 82.52 % change on previous year | -88.85 % change on previous year | 171.37 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2000s | 231.22 % change on previous year | -92.97 % change on previous year | 324.19 % change on previous year | Norway |
| 2010s | 87.54 % change on previous year | 156.62 % change on previous year | 69.09 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 30.97 % change on previous year | 44.77 % change on previous year | 13.79 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Norway or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 237.68 % change on previous year against 237.15 % change on previous year in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.53 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Papua New Guinea?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.