Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net

Mauritius
962.72 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
967.88 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mauritius rank
25th
Papua New Guinea rank
24th

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Mauritius
  • Papua New Guinea
-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B010.0B197620002024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 967.88 million BoP, current US$ against 962.72 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritius, a difference of 5.17 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s -3.86 million BoP, current US$ -28.94 million BoP, current US$ 25.08 million BoP, current US$ Mauritius
1980s -10.15 million BoP, current US$ -111.89 million BoP, current US$ 101.74 million BoP, current US$ Mauritius
1990s -16.13 million BoP, current US$ -149.59 million BoP, current US$ 133.45 million BoP, current US$ Mauritius
2000s -121.36 million BoP, current US$ -84.57 million BoP, current US$ 36.79 million BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2010s -8.28 billion BoP, current US$ 231.45 million BoP, current US$ 8.51 billion BoP, current US$ Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.74 billion BoP, current US$ 1.01 billion BoP, current US$ 3.73 billion BoP, current US$ Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net, Mauritius or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 967.88 million BoP, current US$ against 962.72 million BoP, current US$ in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net between Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
5.17 million BoP, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net?
Mauritius ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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
197 places, 7,300 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.