East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), annual

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
-21.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
133.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
29th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Papua New Guinea
-25002505007501.0k197720012025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 133.25 % change on previous year against -21.81 % change on previous year in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 155.06 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 6.1 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 169.01 % change on previous year 111.58 % change on previous year 57.43 % change on previous year East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 28.04 % change on previous year 5.16 % change on previous year 22.88 % change on previous year East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 46.28 % change on previous year 154.37 % change on previous year 108.09 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 26.9 % change on previous year 14.07 % change on previous year 12.83 % change on previous year East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 14.51 % change on previous year 60.41 % change on previous year 45.9 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 7.09 % change on previous year 28.56 % change on previous year 21.48 % 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$), annual, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 133.25 % change on previous year against -21.81 % change on previous year in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
155.06 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), annual?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.