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Papua New Guinea - FDI Outflows 2025

Name: Papua New Guinea FDI Outflows 2025
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows as % of GDP · World Bank

1.73% −0.69% from 2024 Global rank: 41st

Papua New Guinea's fdi outflows was 1.73% in 2025, decreased +0.69% from 2.42% in 2024. This was the 41st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025▾

FDI Outflows by Country - 2025
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Malta	69.01%	-52.7%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	22.89%	15.6%
3rd	Cayman Islands	16.31%	-6.5%
4th	United Arab Emirates	11.63%	-16.8%
5th	Kuwait	10.23%	58.8%
6th	Singapore	7.50%	-25.7%
7th	Sweden	7.08%	44.6%
8th	Denmark	6.67%	-7.8%
9th	Japan	5.56%	10.6%
10th	San Marino	5.13%	200.7%
11th	Switzerland	4.53%	251.9%
12th	Canada	4.45%	11.5%
13th	Andorra	3.86%	31.7%
14th	Spain	3.73%	-10.0%
15th	Congo, Republic of	3.66%	2,167.0%
16th	Panama	3.60%	260.4%
17th	Portugal	3.56%	62.9%
18th	Czechia	3.45%	7.0%
19th	Malaysia	3.31%	7.3%
20th	Norway	3.17%	209.3%
21st	Trinidad and Tobago	3.15%	53.5%
22nd	Finland	3.12%	-22.6%
23rd	Solomon Islands	2.80%	-16.2%
24th	Aruba	2.79%	36.0%
25th	Bahrain	2.72%	366.5%
26th	Austria	2.68%	4.0%
27th	Kosovo	2.63%	21.3%
28th	Croatia	2.61%	-13.0%
29th	Korea	2.54%	-2.1%
30th	Iceland	2.53%	82.3%
31st	Ireland	2.40%	-78.2%
32nd	Saudi Arabia	2.39%	7.3%
33rd	Liberia	2.39%	52.3%
34th	Italy	2.28%	18.6%
35th	Australia	2.24%	183.2%
36th	France	2.11%	59.5%
37th	Georgia	2.00%	47.8%
38th	Israel	1.98%	7.7%
39th	Honduras	1.97%	5.8%
40th	Brazil	1.88%	55.7%
41st	Papua New Guinea	1.73%	-28.3%
42nd	Chile	1.64%	50.8%
43rd	Slovenia	1.58%	-20.9%
44th	Greece	1.57%	81.1%
45th	Bahamas, The	1.57%	52.4%
46th	Poland	1.51%	38.0%
47th	Belgium	1.40%	98.7%
48th	Albania	1.37%	42.4%
49th	Bulgaria	1.37%	37.4%
50th	St. Lucia	1.36%	9,995.6%
51st	Azerbaijan	1.35%	35.2%
52nd	Malawi	1.29%	158.1%
53rd	Germany	1.26%	-26.6%
54th	Montenegro	1.22%	48.6%
55th	Antigua and Barbuda	1.21%	39,194.5%
56th	United States	1.16%	3.6%
57th	China	1.07%	16.9%
58th	Zambia	1.07%	-12.7%
59th	Madagascar	0.92%	19.0%
60th	Thailand	0.90%	-35.9%
61st	Guatemala	0.89%	16.4%
62nd	Grenada	0.88%	399.5%
63rd	Colombia	0.87%	-18.8%
64th	Cabo Verde	0.84%	10.3%
65th	Equatorial Guinea	0.83%	-31.3%
66th	Costa Rica	0.78%	120.4%
67th	European Union	0.78%	-65.5%
68th	Romania	0.75%	43.8%
69th	Eswatini	0.72%	-45.3%
70th	Serbia	0.70%	-4.9%
71st	Morocco	0.67%	54.5%
72nd	Bermuda	0.66%	80.7%
73rd	North Macedonia	0.66%	271.7%
74th	Mexico	0.64%	-8.5%
75th	Philippines	0.64%	3.0%
76th	Latvia	0.64%	8.3%
77th	Indonesia	0.62%	2.8%
78th	Paraguay	0.59%	56.4%
79th	São Tomé and Principe	0.57%	21.2%
80th	Slovak Republic	0.56%	-64.9%
81st	India	0.55%	-10.8%
82nd	New Caledonia	0.55%	1.6%
83rd	Côte d'Ivoire	0.51%	96.9%
84th	Moldova	0.50%	-6.7%
85th	Türkiye	0.50%	3.4%
86th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.49%	103.2%
87th	Argentina	0.49%	13.6%
88th	Fiji	0.47%	9.5%
89th	St. Kitts and Nevis	0.43%	-46.7%
90th	Armenia	0.41%	85.6%
91st	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.39%	-1.5%
92nd	Cambodia	0.38%	2.4%
93rd	Vanuatu	0.36%	43.7%
94th	Tajikistan	0.36%	-50.0%
95th	Mauritius	0.35%	35.5%
96th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.33%	18.6%
97th	Zimbabwe	0.33%	3.7%
98th	Mongolia	0.31%	32.8%
99th	Nicaragua	0.31%	-17.7%
100th	Mozambique	0.31%	258.4%
101st	Mali	0.31%	4.7%
102nd	Curaçao	0.29%	29.3%
103rd	French Polynesia	0.29%	60.2%
104th	Kenya	0.29%	-17.8%
105th	Jordan	0.25%	145.7%
106th	Benin	0.23%	-17.4%
107th	Belarus	0.23%	2.8%
108th	Burundi	0.23%	-16.8%
109th	Botswana	0.21%	1,276.8%
110th	Barbados	0.21%	-14.4%
111th	Burkina Faso	0.18%	1,463.9%
112th	Iraq	0.16%	-0.4%
113th	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	0.15%	-41.7%
114th	Dominican Republic	0.14%	480.5%
115th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.13%	-3.9%
116th	Angola	0.12%	264.7%
117th	Rwanda	0.12%	27.1%
118th	Sri Lanka	0.12%	3.3%
119th	West Bank and Gaza	0.11%	39.3%
120th	New Zealand	0.10%	-69.4%
121st	Senegal	0.10%	-30.1%
122nd	Peru	0.09%	-77.1%
123rd	Pakistan	0.08%	269.8%
124th	Gambia, The	0.08%	378.0%
125th	Nauru	0.06%	107.9%
126th	Oman	0.06%	145.5%
127th	Samoa	0.06%	-66.5%
128th	Ukraine	0.05%	-66.6%
129th	Niger	0.05%	-49.9%
130th	Guinea	0.05%	39,663.8%
131st	Algeria	0.04%	40,674.9%
132nd	Nigeria	0.03%	-84.4%
133rd	Uzbekistan	0.03%	-21.7%
134th	Tunisia	0.02%	-65.1%
135th	Tonga	0.02%	-90.6%
136th	Belize	0.02%	-78.3%
137th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.02%	-14.4%
138th	Guinea-Bissau	0.01%	-16.8%
139th	Jamaica	0.01%	21.6%
140th	Bangladesh	0.01%	-23.5%
141st	Uganda	0.00%	-5.6%
142nd	Viet Nam	0.00%	-100.9%
143rd	Mauritania	0.00%	-109.0%
144th	Kiribati	-0.02%	-388.9%
145th	Qatar	-0.04%	-105.1%
146th	Dominica	-0.05%	11.2%
147th	Lao PDR	-0.07%	-152,236.8%
148th	Cameroon	-0.07%	-157.9%
149th	Guyana	-0.07%	-414.1%
150th	Suriname	-0.10%	60.4%
151st	El Salvador	-0.25%	-131.0%
152nd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	-0.26%	-53.5%
153rd	South Africa	-0.28%	12.7%
154th	Ghana	-0.32%	-5,083.2%
155th	Russian Federation	-0.38%	-4,742.0%
156th	Togo	-0.50%	27.7%
157th	Libya	-0.61%	-427.5%
158th	Kazakhstan	-0.64%	3.5%
159th	Seychelles	-0.67%	59.0%
160th	Timor-Leste	-0.84%	-448.6%
161st	United Kingdom	-0.89%	54.9%
162nd	Lithuania	-0.90%	-195.6%
163rd	Lebanon	-1.02%	-381.5%
164th	Kyrgyz Republic	-1.14%	-1,100.3%
165th	Namibia	-1.16%	-450.2%
166th	Macao SAR, China	-1.25%	-149.9%
167th	Netherlands	-3.25%	-565.5%
168th	Uruguay	-5.35%	-216.0%
169th	Estonia	-5.42%	37.2%
170th	Cyprus	-17.49%	88.2%
171st	Luxembourg	-34.44%	-129.6%
172nd	Hungary	-88.79%	-153.5%

FAQ

What was Papua New Guinea's fdi outflows in 2025?▾

Papua New Guinea's fdi outflows in 2025 was 1.73%. This ranked 41st globally.

How did Papua New Guinea's fdi outflows change in 2025?▾

Papua New Guinea's fdi outflows decreased by 28.3% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest fdi outflows in 2025?▾

Malta had the highest fdi outflows in 2025 at 69.01%.

What is the fdi outflows of Papua New Guinea in 2025?▾

The fdi outflows of Papua New Guinea in 2025 was 1.73%. This ranked 41st globally.

How does 2025 compare to 2024 for Papua New Guinea's fdi outflows?▾

Papua New Guinea's fdi outflows went from 2.42% in 2024 to 1.73% in 2025, a 28.3% decrease.

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