Iceland vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Iceland
-0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland rank
183rd
Papua New Guinea rank
184th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Iceland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Iceland ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 184th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0566 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0398 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Iceland or Papua New Guinea?
- Iceland, at -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Papua New Guinea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Iceland ranks 183rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 184th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.