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

Papua New Guinea
728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Paraguay
769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
92nd
Paraguay rank
90th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
02.0k4.0k6.0k197519992023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 769.52 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 728.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 40.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Paraguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Paraguay ranks 90th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Paraguay Difference Ahead
1970s 4.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 14.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay
1980s 1.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.65 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1990s -0.2099 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay
2000s 66.77 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24.4 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2010s 645.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 848.04 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 202.06 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Paraguay
2020s 2,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 748.32 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,230 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$), per, Papua New Guinea or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 769.52 BoP, current US$ 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$), per between Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
40.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Paraguay?
42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Paraguay rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Papua New Guinea ranks 92nd and Paraguay ranks 90th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.