Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Burkina Faso
-8.59 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-18.75 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
181st
Papua New Guinea rank
183rd

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person against -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 10.16 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2858 BoP, current US$ per person 21.15 BoP, current US$ per person 20.86 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.2509 BoP, current US$ per person 32.31 BoP, current US$ per person 32.06 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.7009 BoP, current US$ per person 32.64 BoP, current US$ per person 31.93 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.37 BoP, current US$ per person 17.18 BoP, current US$ per person 14.81 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 13.11 BoP, current US$ per person 6.66 BoP, current US$ per person 6.45 BoP, current US$ per person Burkina Faso
2020s 3.54 BoP, current US$ per person 22.09 BoP, current US$ per person 18.55 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person against -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
10.16 BoP, current US$ per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.