Eritrea 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
- Eritrea
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 78.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 5.6 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 265.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 245.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 234.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 253.51 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 19.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 346.22 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 134.9 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 211.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Eritrea |
| 2020s | -188.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 726.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 914.97 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$), per square, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 78.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Eritrea ranks 176th and Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.