Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP

Papua New Guinea
0.0039 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0.004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
68th
South Africa rank
67th

Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
-0.0200.020.04197019972024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Africa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 67th of 122 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -0.0024 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s -0.0016 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0017 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 0.0052 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0014 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0038 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.0114 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0027 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, multilateral (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0039 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, multilateral (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for net financial flows, multilateral (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Papua New Guinea ranks 68th and South Africa ranks 67th of 122 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
134 places, 6,221 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Net financial flows, multilateral (NFL, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.