Papua New Guinea vs Spain: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Papua New Guinea
2.5%
in 2024
Spain
2.4%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
15th
Spain rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Spain
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Spain ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 15th and Spain ranks 17th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 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, Papua New Guinea or Spain?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Spain?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Spain rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 15th and Spain ranks 17th 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.