Bhutan 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
- Bhutan
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 267.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 171.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.8 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 160.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 151.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 15.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 429.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 414.01 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 400.23 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 272.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 127.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 504.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 134.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 369.34 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 148.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 726.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 577.94 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$), per square, Bhutan or Papua New Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 267.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 171.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Bhutan ranks 171st and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.