Canada vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Canada
0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Canada rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
17th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Canada
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada, a difference of 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0375 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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$), per unit, Canada or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Canada ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 17th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.