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

Iraq
659.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
93rd
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd

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

  • Iraq
  • Papua New Guinea
02.0k4.0k6.0k197619992023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 659.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 69.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 93rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 232.12 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 109.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 543.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 645.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 464.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,514 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Iraq or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 659.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
69.29 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Papua New Guinea?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Iraq ranks 93rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.