French Polynesia vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
French Polynesia
-49.21 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-18.75 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
French Polynesia rank
186th
Papua New Guinea rank
183rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- French Polynesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person against -49.21 BoP, current US$ per person in French Polynesia, a difference of 30.46 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was French Polynesia ahead.
French Polynesia ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, French Polynesia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 25.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 41.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 BoP, current US$ per person | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | 93.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 76.48 BoP, current US$ per person | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 255.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 249.01 BoP, current US$ per person | French Polynesia |
| 2020s | -50.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.77 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$), per capita, French Polynesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person against -49.21 BoP, current US$ per person in French Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 30.46 BoP, current US$ per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- French Polynesia ranks 186th and Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.