Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Papua New Guinea
-0.6%
in 2024
Yemen
-1.3%
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
182nd
Yemen rank
185th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.6% against -1.3% in Yemen, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 185th of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | -0.3% | 4.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.7% | 0.8% | 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 Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.6% against -1.3% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 0.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 185th 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.