Papua New Guinea: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

The World Bank has no value for 23 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2016, Papua New Guinea's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$63,553 on 2015 (from −US$883,246 to −US$819,694).

Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was +US$293,666 and a typical year strayed about US$1.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$4.4 million in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to Papua New Guinea in the 2016 ranking

• Kyrgyz Republic — 2nd of 2: −US$1.24 million

What this measures

Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 18 values

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$18.94 billion (2025)
• China — US$35.76 billion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$19.64 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — −US$1.59 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$57.42 billion (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — −US$5.75 billion (2025)
• Lao PDR — −US$977,697 (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — US$28.17 million (2025)
• Malaysia — −US$2.71 billion (2025)
• Mongolia

More economic policy & debt data for Papua New Guinea

• GDP (current US$) — US$32.5 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 133.98 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$28.68 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 76.24 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$3,020 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 12,449 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$2,665 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 7,084 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$30.16 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 124.34 billion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Papua New Guinea's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?

−US$819,694 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Papua New Guinea?

In 2016, Papua New Guinea's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$63,553 on 2015 (from −US$883,246 to −US$819,694). Across the 15 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was +US$293,666 and a typical year strayed about US$1.14 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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