Australia vs Brazil: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States)
Australia
53,454 million current US$
in 2024
Brazil
59,178 million current US$
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
Brazil rank
7th
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States) over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 59,178 million current US$ against 53,454 million current US$ in Australia, a difference of 5,724 million current US$.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 224 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,870 million current US$ | 9,922 million current US$ | 4,051 million current US$ | Brazil |
| 2000s | 20,051 million current US$ | 23,960 million current US$ | 3,908 million current US$ | Brazil |
| 2010s | 50,078 million current US$ | 67,556 million current US$ | 17,478 million current US$ | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38,683 million current US$ | 55,109 million current US$ | 16,426 million current US$ | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 59,178 million current US$ against 53,454 million current US$ in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows between Australia and Brazil?
- 5,724 million current US$, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- Australia ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 7th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.