Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Iceland
-0.5%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.6%
in 2024
Iceland rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Iceland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Iceland ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 5.7% | 4.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 3.7% | 3.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 1.9% | 7.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.8% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 2.6% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
- Iceland, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Iceland ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.