Australia vs Europe & Central Asia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia currently reports 170.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 134.14 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 4.7 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th of 202 countries.
Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.21 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1980s | 3.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 30.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 26.54 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 1990s | 6.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 193.28 billion BoP, current US$ | 187.13 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2000s | 21.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 877.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 855.81 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 51.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 791.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 740.26 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2020s | 40.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 186.59 billion BoP, current US$ | 145.97 billion BoP, current US$ | Europe & Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Australia or Europe & Central Asia?
- Europe & Central Asia, at 170.66 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Australia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 134.14 billion BoP, current US$, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 16th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 16th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.