Australia vs Pakistan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Australia
-32.02 % change on previous year
in 2025
Pakistan
-30.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
157th
Pakistan rank
155th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Australia
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports -30.51 % change on previous year against -32.02 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 1.51 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 157th and Pakistan ranks 155th of 202 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 117.15 % change on previous year | 89.55 % change on previous year | 27.6 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1980s | 59.41 % change on previous year | 26.93 % change on previous year | 32.48 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 1990s | 14.92 % change on previous year | 12.91 % change on previous year | 2.01 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 99.56 % change on previous year | 33.53 % change on previous year | 66.03 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.35 % change on previous year | 5.13 % change on previous year | 2.22 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | 18.55 % change on previous year | 0.7083 % change on previous year | 17.84 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Australia or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at -30.51 % change on previous year against -32.02 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Australia and Pakistan?
- 1.51 % change on previous year, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Pakistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Pakistan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Australia ranks 157th and Pakistan ranks 155th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.