Australia vs China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States)
Australia
53,454 million current US$
in 2024
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
126,181 million current US$
in 2024
Australia rank
10th
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank
12th
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States) over time
- Australia
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
How they compare
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region currently reports 126,181 million current US$ against 53,454 million current US$ in Australia, a difference of 72,727 million current US$.
That makes China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's figure about 2.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 12th of 224 countries.
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,870 million current US$ | 9,028 million current US$ | 3,157 million current US$ | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 2000s | 20,051 million current US$ | 38,241 million current US$ | 18,190 million current US$ | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 2010s | 50,078 million current US$ | 100,502 million current US$ | 50,424 million current US$ | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 2020s | 38,683 million current US$ | 126,742 million current US$ | 88,059 million current US$ | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows, Australia or China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, at 126,181 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 China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- 72,727 million current US$, with China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region rank globally for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- Australia ranks 10th and China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ranks 12th 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.