Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was -0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Papua New Guinea is -0.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 543.8% on the previous year and down 591.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.8%, in 2017.
Papua New Guinea ranks 198th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -25.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -67.2% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +609.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -82.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +87.3% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -70.0% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | +781.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -93.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -18.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -236.3% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | +318.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -261.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -65.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1% | -127.8% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -2959.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -96.3% |
| 2024 | -0.6% | -543.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%. (43 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +2959.8% | -0.1% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | +781.5% | 0.4% | 3.6% |
| 2003 | +609.3% | 0.7% | 4.8% |
| 2024 | -543.8% | 0.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.4% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | -0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -0.6% | 3.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.09 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -51.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.7945 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 40.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Papua New Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Papua New Guinea was -0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2003.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8% in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 198th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 591.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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