Azerbaijan vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net

Azerbaijan
536.01 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
967.88 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
24th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.0B02.0B4.0B6.0B197620002025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 967.88 million BoP, current US$ against 536.01 million BoP, current US$ in Azerbaijan, a difference of 431.87 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -721.08 million BoP, current US$ -200.11 million BoP, current US$ 520.97 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2000s 13.29 million BoP, current US$ -84.57 million BoP, current US$ 97.86 million BoP, current US$ Azerbaijan
2010s -744.28 million BoP, current US$ 231.45 million BoP, current US$ 975.73 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ 767.12 million BoP, current US$ Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Azerbaijan or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 967.88 million BoP, current US$ against 536.01 million BoP, current US$ in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
431.87 million BoP, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Azerbaijan ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 7,322 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.