Australia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Australia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 180.24 billion BoP, current US$ against 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 143.71 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 4.9 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th of 202 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.54 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1980s | 3.91 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.72 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 6.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 42.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 36.19 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 21.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 115.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 94.12 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 51.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 260.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 209.03 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 40.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 205.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 164.99 billion BoP, current US$ | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Australia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Latin America & Caribbean, at 180.24 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 143.71 billion BoP, current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.