Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Barbados
132.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
133.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Barbados rank
30th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Barbados
  • Papua New Guinea
-50005001.0k197119972024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 133.25 % change on previous year against 132.13 % change on previous year in Barbados, a difference of 1.12 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 28 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Barbados ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s -59.55 % change on previous year 111.58 % change on previous year 171.13 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
1980s 70.61 % change on previous year 47.64 % change on previous year 22.97 % change on previous year Barbados
1990s 10.87 % change on previous year 154.37 % change on previous year 143.5 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 66.42 % change on previous year 25.1 % change on previous year 41.31 % change on previous year Barbados
2010s 41.69 % change on previous year 60.41 % change on previous year 18.72 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 26.57 % change on previous year 28.56 % change on previous year 1.99 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual, Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 133.25 % change on previous year against 132.13 % change on previous year in Barbados as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
1.12 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Barbados ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 8,350 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.