Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate

Papua New Guinea
-192.67 % change on previous year
in 2023
Samoa
-160.8 % change on previous year
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
205th
Samoa rank
203rd

Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Samoa
-2500250500750199120072023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports -160.8 % change on previous year against -192.67 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 31.87 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 205th and Samoa ranks 203rd of 208 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 124.07 % change on previous year -36.94 % change on previous year 161 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s -2.14 % change on previous year 182.98 % change on previous year 185.12 % change on previous year Samoa
2010s -44.77 % change on previous year 12.88 % change on previous year 57.65 % change on previous year Samoa
2020s -122.97 % change on previous year 48.8 % change on previous year 171.77 % change on previous year Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
Samoa, at -160.8 % change on previous year against -192.67 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
31.87 % change on previous year, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Papua New Guinea ranks 205th and Samoa ranks 203rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 7,244 data points, 1991–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.