Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Papua New Guinea's foreign direct investment stands at -1.18B as of 2025-12-31, down from -198.32M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Papua New Guinea's foreign direct investment was -1.18B, down from -198.32M in 2024.
In 2024, Papua New Guinea's foreign direct investment was -198.32M, down from 43.30M in 2023.
In 2023, Papua New Guinea's foreign direct investment was 43.30M, down from 1.19B in 2022.
In 2022, Papua New Guinea's foreign direct investment was 1.19B, up from -34.42M in 2021.
In 2021, Papua New Guinea's foreign direct investment was -34.42M, down from 112.99M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.18B | -982.63M |
| 2024 | -198.32M | -241.62M |
| 2023 | 43.30M | -1.15B |
| 2022 | 1.19B | +1.23B |
| 2021 | -34.42M | -147.41M |
| 2020 | 112.99M | -222.58M |
| 2019 | 335.57M | +28.93M |
| 2018 | 306.64M | +485.91M |
| 2017 | -179.27M | -140.15M |
| 2016 | -39.11M | -69.14M |
| 2015 | 30.03M | +590,915 |
| 2014 | 29.44M | +2.63M |
| 2013 | 26.80M | -1.99M |
| 2012 | 28.80M | -7.62M |
| 2011 | 36.42M | +827,991 |
| 2010 | 35.59M | -384.45M |
| 2009 | 420.04M | +372.18M |
| 2008 | 47.86M | -82.78M |
| 2007 | 130.63M | +2.09M |
| 2006 | 128.55M | +88.57M |
| 2005 | 39.98M | +7.43M |
| 2004 | 32.54M | -136.06M |
| 2003 | 168.60M | +148.44M |
| 2002 | 20.16M | -43.02M |
| 2001 | 63.18M | -33.31M |
| 2000 | 96.50M | -201.53M |
| 1999 | 298.02M | +188.59M |
| 1998 | 109.44M | +81.13M |
| 1997 | 28.31M | -81.52M |
| 1996 | 109.83M | -344.74M |
| 1995 | 454.57M | +394.86M |
| 1994 | 59.71M | -2.34M |
| 1993 | 62.05M | -44.29M |
| 1992 | 106.34M | -14.25M |
| 1991 | 120.60M | -34.82M |
| 1990 | 155.41M | -47.98M |
| 1989 | 203.39M | +49.90M |
| 1988 | 153.49M | +60.31M |
| 1987 | 93.18M | +2.37M |
| 1986 | 90.80M | +7.46M |
| 1985 | 83.35M | -32.34M |
| 1984 | 115.69M | -23.18M |
| 1983 | 138.87M | +52.98M |
| 1982 | 85.89M | -291,200 |
| 1981 | 86.18M | +10.66M |
| 1980 | 75.52M | +31.32M |
| 1979 | 44.20M | +5.30M |
| 1978 | 38.91M | +19.10M |
| 1977 | 19.80M | -1.03M |
| 1976 | 20.83M | +23.06M |
| 1975 | -2.23M | -74.92M |
| 1974 | 72.69M | -39.21M |
| 1973 | 111.90M | +26.02M |
| 1972 | 85.88M | +38.39M |
| 1971 | 47.49M | -82.16M |
| 1970 | 129.65M | — |
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Papua New Guinea's foreign direct investment is -1.18B as of 2025-12-31, compared with -198.32M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.19B (2022); the lowest is -1.18B (2025), across data from 1970 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.