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

Papua New Guinea
95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sudan
293.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
173rd
Sudan rank
170th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 293.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 95.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 197.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sudan's figure about 3.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Sudan ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd and Sudan ranks 170th of 200 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 148.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 740.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 591.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sudan
2020s 726.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 316.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 409.97 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$), per square, Papua New Guinea or Sudan?
Sudan, at 293.47 BoP, current US$ 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$), per square between Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
197.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sudan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Sudan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd and Sudan ranks 170th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.