Australia vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Australia
2.0%
in 2025
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
103rd
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
102nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 103rd and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 102nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Australia |
| 1980s | 1.9% | -0.1% | 1.9% | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.1% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 5.0% | 1.3% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Australia or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Australia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 0.1%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 103rd and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 102nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.