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

Papua New Guinea
-18.75 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Yemen
-10.57 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
183rd
Yemen rank
182nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person against -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 8.18 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd and Yemen ranks 182nd of 202 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 32.64 BoP, current US$ per person 6.48 BoP, current US$ per person 26.16 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2000s 17.18 BoP, current US$ per person 15.48 BoP, current US$ per person 1.7 BoP, current US$ per person Papua New Guinea
2010s 6.66 BoP, current US$ per person -6.95 BoP, current US$ per person 13.61 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$), per capita, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
Yemen, at -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person against -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
8.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd and Yemen ranks 182nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.