Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Papua New Guinea
-0.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
-1.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Switzerland rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.6% against -1.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 184th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2% | 0.9% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 5.3% | 3.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 5.4% | 5.2% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -14.2% | 14.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.6% against -1.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Switzerland ranks 184th 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.