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

Bhutan
267.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bhutan rank
171st
Papua New Guinea rank
173rd

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

  • Bhutan
  • Papua New Guinea
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.