Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea stood at -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 197.0% on the previous year and down 2,382.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +748.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -74.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +425.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +201.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -68.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +373.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -77.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2006 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -118.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -1415.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -125.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | -1594.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -958.1% |
| 2012 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -107.1% |
| 2013 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -273.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -204.8% |
| 2016 | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -256.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +328.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -258.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 2021 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -108.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -3817.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -197.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 | +3817.7% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +1594.9% | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +1415.6% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -958.1% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0006 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 159 Eritrea 0 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 160 South Sudan -0 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 161 Suriname -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Lesotho -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Samoa -0.0009 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 165 Yemen -0.001 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea was -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,382.8%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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.
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.