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

Malawi
767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
91st
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Papua New Guinea
-2.0k02.0k4.0k6.0k197619992023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 38.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 13 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Malawi ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.26 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s 22.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre -0.2099 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22.75 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 48.94 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 66.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s -69.16 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 645.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 715.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s -58.95 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,037 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$), per, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
Malawi, at 767.09 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
38.55 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Malawi ranks 91st and Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.