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
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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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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.