Papua New Guinea – FDI Inflows
-0.62%
−0.76% from 2023
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▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
* 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
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 →