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Papua New Guinea – FDI Inflows

Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP. Measures cross-border investment where a foreign entity acquires a lasting management interest (10%+ of voting stock). · World Bank
-0.62% −0.76% from 2023 G20 rank: 172nd · all-time high: 20.08% (1970)

Papua New Guinea's fdi inflows was -0.62% in 2024, a decrease of +0.76% from 0.14% in 2023. This ranked 172nd in the G20. The all-time high was 20.08% in 1970.

APA

Papua New Guinea FDI Inflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/papua-new-guinea/fdi-inflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_papua-new-guinea_fdi-inflows,
  title = {Papua New Guinea FDI Inflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/papua-new-guinea/fdi-inflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
Papua New Guinea FDI Inflows – Historical Data
YearValueChangeRank
2027* trend -0.24%
2026* trend -0.04%
2025* trend 0.15%
2024 -0.62% −0.76% 172nd
2023 0.14% −3.63% 170th
2022 3.77% +3.90% 74th
2021 -0.13% −0.61% 177th
2020 0.47% −0.88% 144th
2019 1.36% +0.08% 140th
2018 1.27% +2.06% 143rd
2017 -0.79% −0.60% 181st
2016 -0.19% −0.33% 181st
2015 0.14% +0.01% 177th
Show all years (1970–2024)
* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +22.9% GDP growth 5.7% C/A balance 14.4%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Papua New Guinea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2022. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw fdi inflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →