Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, 1976–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea stood at 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 129.1% on the previous year and up 947.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea peaked at 240.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -7.18 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1995.
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -0.6549 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.603 BoP, current US$ per person | -192.1% |
| 1978 | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +168.5% |
| 1979 | 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -35.0% |
| 1980 | 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +377.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1931 BoP, current US$ per person | -96.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5433 BoP, current US$ per person | +181.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3372 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 1984 | 0.667 BoP, current US$ per person | +97.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2639 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.4% |
| 1986 | -2.45 BoP, current US$ per person | -1028.9% |
| 1987 | -6.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +149.7% |
| 1988 | 9.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -248.9% |
| 1989 | -4.71 BoP, current US$ per person | -151.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9644 BoP, current US$ per person | +13922.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4903 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6167 BoP, current US$ per person | +2517.8% |
| 1995 | -7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | -1264.1% |
| 1996 | -0.3036 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.8% |
| 1997 | -0.0526 BoP, current US$ per person | -82.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0363 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2863 BoP, current US$ per person | -888.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1019 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1122 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1692 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.8% |
| 2003 | 8.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +4674.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3661 BoP, current US$ per person | -95.5% |
| 2005 | 1.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +243.5% |
| 2006 | 17.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +1286.9% |
| 2007 | 5.44 BoP, current US$ per person | -68.8% |
| 2008 | 10.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.6% |
| 2009 | 0.877 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9251 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 39.98 BoP, current US$ per person | +4221.8% |
| 2012 | 11.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.3% |
| 2013 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -90.5% |
| 2014 | 6.95 BoP, current US$ per person | +539.5% |
| 2015 | -0.9866 BoP, current US$ per person | -114.2% |
| 2016 | 32.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -3406.1% |
| 2017 | 40.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 61.26 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.5% |
| 2019 | 126.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +106.5% |
| 2020 | 101.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 160.94 BoP, current US$ per person | +58.5% |
| 2022 | 240.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.6% |
| 2023 | 31.76 BoP, current US$ per person | -86.8% |
| 2024 | 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +129.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 17.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 4.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +13922.1% | 0.0069 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9644 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2003 | +4674.9% | 0.1692 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.08 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2011 | +4221.8% | 0.9251 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.98 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2016 | +3406.1% | -0.9866 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.62 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +2517.8% | 0.0236 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6167 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | -1264.1% | 0.6167 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.18 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6548 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.6549 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.2867 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5184 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.9644 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1019 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.44 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9866 BoP, current US$ per person | 126.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 121.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 240.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 64 Equatorial Guinea 81.26 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 65 Turkey 77.33 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 66 Russia 73.7 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 68 Georgia 67.6 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 69 Lebanon 67.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 70 Barbados 65.74 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Papua New Guinea was 72.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 240.76 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.18 BoP, current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 67th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 947.0%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.