Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 595.86 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 595.86 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 76.0% on the previous year and up 1,233.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 2,484 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1,211 million USD, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 61st of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.38 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 22.07 million USD | +163.4% |
| 1992 | 182.45 million USD | +726.8% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million USD | -99.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1 million USD | -92.1% |
| 1995 | -33.34 million USD | -33442.7% |
| 1996 | 6.19 million USD | -118.6% |
| 1997 | 85.94 million USD | +1288.4% |
| 1998 | -82.35 million USD | -195.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5292 million USD | -100.6% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million USD | +137.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6492 million USD | -151.6% |
| 2002 | -0.7702 million USD | +18.6% |
| 2003 | -3.03 million USD | +293.5% |
| 2004 | -0.0155 million USD | -99.5% |
| 2005 | -6.58 million USD | +42268.2% |
| 2006 | -1.07 million USD | -83.7% |
| 2007 | -7.74 million USD | +620.9% |
| 2008 | -0.087 million USD | -98.9% |
| 2009 | -4.43 million USD | +4988.0% |
| 2010 | -0.2207 million USD | -95.0% |
| 2011 | -0.6327 million USD | +186.7% |
| 2012 | -88.79 million USD | +13934.1% |
| 2013 | -52.59 million USD | -40.8% |
| 2014 | -16.39 million USD | -68.8% |
| 2015 | 19.82 million USD | -220.9% |
| 2016 | -289.02 million USD | -1558.6% |
| 2017 | -368.85 million USD | +27.6% |
| 2018 | -578.41 million USD | +56.8% |
| 2019 | -1,211 million USD | +109.3% |
| 2020 | -990.34 million USD | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 1,691 million USD | -270.7% |
| 2022 | 2,484 million USD | +46.9% |
| 2023 | 595.86 million USD | -76.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 595.86 million USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32 million USD, 18.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 595.86 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.94 million USD, 7.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -42268.2% | -0.0155 million USD | -6.58 million USD |
| 1995 | -33442.7% | 0.1 million USD | -33.34 million USD |
| 2012 | -13934.1% | -0.6327 million USD | -88.79 million USD |
| 2009 | -4988.0% | -0.087 million USD | -4.43 million USD |
| 2016 | -1558.6% | 19.82 million USD | -289.02 million USD |
| 1997 | +1288.4% | 6.19 million USD | 85.94 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.12 million USD | -82.35 million USD | 182.45 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.31 million USD | -7.74 million USD | 1.26 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | -258.58 million USD | -1,211 million USD | 19.82 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 945.09 million USD | -990.34 million USD | 2,484 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More economy & growth data for Papua New Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.47 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -52.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 595.86 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,484 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,211 million USD in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,233.1%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.