Australia vs Canada: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Australia
1,323 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada
1,657 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Canada rank
22nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 334 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Canada ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 135.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.3 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 243.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 168.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.36 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 343.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 415.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 72.04 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,335 BoP, current US$ per person | 280.79 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 2,179 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,291 BoP, current US$ per person | 888.93 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,321 BoP, current US$ per person | 210.71 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 334 BoP, current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 25th and Canada ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.