Kazakhstan vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Kazakhstan
-0.3%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.6%
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
179th
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Kazakhstan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports -0.3% against -0.6% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 179th and Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd of 198 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 1.9% | 8.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 0.3% | 4.5% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Kazakhstan or Papua New Guinea?
- Kazakhstan, at -0.3% 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 Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.3%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 179th 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.