Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth)

Melanesia
-73.16 % change on previous year
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
-76.01 % change on previous year
in 2023
Melanesia rank
147th
Papua New Guinea rank
149th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, annual growth rate (FDI annual growth) over time

  • Melanesia
  • Papua New Guinea
-50005001.0k199120072023

How they compare

Melanesia currently reports -73.16 % change on previous year against -76.01 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.85 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Melanesia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Melanesia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 14.88 % change on previous year 103.18 % change on previous year 88.3 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 137.49 % change on previous year -83.11 % change on previous year 220.6 % change on previous year Melanesia
2010s -49.69 % change on previous year -57.09 % change on previous year 7.4 % change on previous year Melanesia
2020s 71.38 % change on previous year 64.96 % change on previous year 6.42 % change on previous year Melanesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
Melanesia, at -73.16 % change on previous year against -76.01 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
2.85 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, annual growth rate?
Melanesia ranks 147th and Papua New Guinea ranks 149th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 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 outflows — 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
211 places, 5,484 data points, 1991–2023
Last refreshed

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