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$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports -8.59 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.