Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Afghanistan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 64.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.0 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 145.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 144.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 1.48 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 248.72 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 247.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8044 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 332.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 331.37 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 167.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 253.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 85.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 130.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 134.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4.86 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 25.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 86.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 61.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 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$), per square, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 31.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 64.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Afghanistan ranks 175th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.