Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Papua New Guinea
-0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Switzerland
-0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
184th
Switzerland rank
186th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 184th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 184th and Switzerland ranks 186th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.