Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was -424.8 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$ in Papua New Guinea is -424.8 million USD, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 192.7% on the previous year and down 2,431.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Papua New Guinea peaked at 458.41 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -424.8 million USD, in 2023.
That places Papua New Guinea 200th out of 209 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$ in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 155.41 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 116.72 million USD | -24.9% |
| 1992 | 104.3 million USD | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 61.95 million USD | -40.6% |
| 1994 | 56.95 million USD | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 454.57 million USD | +698.2% |
| 1996 | 111.29 million USD | -75.5% |
| 1997 | 28.58 million USD | -74.3% |
| 1998 | 109.63 million USD | +283.6% |
| 1999 | 296.49 million USD | +170.5% |
| 2000 | 98.23 million USD | -66.9% |
| 2001 | 63.77 million USD | -35.1% |
| 2002 | 18.28 million USD | -71.3% |
| 2003 | 101.03 million USD | +452.7% |
| 2004 | 25.76 million USD | -74.5% |
| 2005 | 33.53 million USD | +30.2% |
| 2006 | -6.87 million USD | -120.5% |
| 2007 | 95.77 million USD | -1494.1% |
| 2008 | -30.37 million USD | -131.7% |
| 2009 | 423.21 million USD | -1493.5% |
| 2010 | 28.87 million USD | -93.2% |
| 2011 | -309.2 million USD | -1171.1% |
| 2012 | 25 million USD | -108.1% |
| 2013 | 18.22 million USD | -27.1% |
| 2014 | -30.4 million USD | -266.8% |
| 2015 | 27.98 million USD | -192.0% |
| 2016 | -39.76 million USD | -242.1% |
| 2017 | -180.18 million USD | +353.1% |
| 2018 | 305.66 million USD | -269.6% |
| 2019 | 335.18 million USD | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 111.77 million USD | -66.7% |
| 2021 | -10.71 million USD | -109.6% |
| 2022 | 458.41 million USD | -4379.2% |
| 2023 | -424.8 million USD | -192.7% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -424.8 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 626.47 million USD. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -424.8 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 | +4379.2% | -10.71 million USD | 458.41 million USD |
| 2007 | +1494.1% | -6.87 million USD | 95.77 million USD |
| 2009 | +1493.5% | -30.37 million USD | 423.21 million USD |
| 2011 | -1171.1% | 28.87 million USD | -309.2 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 149.59 million USD | 28.58 million USD | 454.57 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.23 million USD | -30.37 million USD | 423.21 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.14 million USD | -309.2 million USD | 335.18 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.67 million USD | -424.8 million USD | 458.41 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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$ in Papua New Guinea?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Papua New Guinea was -424.8 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 458.41 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -424.8 million USD in 2023.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 200th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,431.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.