Australia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1,254 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 19.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3294 BoP, current US$ per person | 75.1 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 243.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8428 BoP, current US$ per person | 242.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 343.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 330.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | 134.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 919.96 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,179 BoP, current US$ per person | 184.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,995 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 129.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,402 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$), per capita, Australia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Australia, at 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 1,254 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.