Papua New Guinea vs South Asia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Asia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.5% against 0.8% in South Asia, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 3.1 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was South Asia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and South Asia ranks 16th of 191 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and South Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 0.4% | 3.9% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows, Papua New Guinea or South Asia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 2.5% against 0.8% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows between Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 1.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Asia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 17th and South Asia ranks 16th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.