Papua New Guinea vs Suriname: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP

Papua New Guinea
-0.6%
in 2024
Suriname
-0.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
197th
Suriname rank
198th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
-10-505200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.6% against -0.9% in Suriname, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 198th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 1.9% -5.1% 7.0% Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.3% 2.2% 1.9% Suriname
2020s 0.7% -1.4% 2.1% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at -0.6% against -0.9% in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 198th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 6,020 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed