Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Croatia
3.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.5%
in 2024
Croatia rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Croatia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 3.0% against 2.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 189 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | -0.1% | 0.4% | Croatia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Croatia |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 4.3% | 3.0% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
- Croatia, at 3.0% against 2.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Croatia ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.