Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 549.9% on the previous year and down 642.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 116.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -19.53 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2017.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 202 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 (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 51.74 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 18.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.2% |
| 1972 | 32.67 BoP, current US$ per person | +76.6% |
| 1973 | 41.59 BoP, current US$ per person | +27.3% |
| 1974 | 26.41 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.5% |
| 1975 | -0.7922 BoP, current US$ per person | -103.0% |
| 1976 | 7.24 BoP, current US$ per person | -1013.8% |
| 1977 | 6.73 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 12.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +92.3% |
| 1979 | 14.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 24.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +67.4% |
| 1981 | 26.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 26.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 41.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.3% |
| 1984 | 33.97 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 23.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.5% |
| 1986 | 25.54 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 25.65 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 41.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +61.2% |
| 1989 | 53.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 1990 | 39.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -25.6% |
| 1991 | 29.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.8% |
| 1992 | 25.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 14.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -43.7% |
| 1994 | 13.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 97.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +634.4% |
| 1996 | 22.82 BoP, current US$ per person | -76.7% |
| 1997 | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per person | -75.1% |
| 1998 | 21.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +273.2% |
| 1999 | 55.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +163.0% |
| 2000 | 17.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.7% |
| 2001 | 11.03 BoP, current US$ per person | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 3.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.1% |
| 2003 | 27.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +709.0% |
| 2004 | 5.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.3% |
| 2005 | 6.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 19.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +211.5% |
| 2007 | 18.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.5% |
| 2009 | 56.71 BoP, current US$ per person | +751.2% |
| 2010 | 4.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.8% |
| 2011 | 4.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 3.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | -4.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -227.1% |
| 2017 | -19.53 BoP, current US$ per person | +347.5% |
| 2018 | 32.64 BoP, current US$ per person | -267.1% |
| 2019 | 34.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 11.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.0% |
| 2021 | -3.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -129.9% |
| 2022 | 116.95 BoP, current US$ per person | -3502.3% |
| 2023 | 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.4% |
| 2024 | -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -549.9% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 189.12 BoP, current US$ per person. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +3502.3% | -3.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 116.95 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1976 | +1013.8% | -0.7922 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.24 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2009 | +751.2% | 6.66 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.71 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2003 | +709.0% | 3.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.53 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +634.4% | 13.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 97.88 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2024 | -549.9% | 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.15 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.7922 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 53.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.68 BoP, current US$ per person | 97.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 56.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 34.92 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 116.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 180 Eritrea -7.91 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 181 Burkina Faso -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 182 Yemen -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 184 South Africa -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 185 Kazakhstan -43.97 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 186 French Polynesia -49.21 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0269 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea was -18.75 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 116.95 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.53 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 642.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.