Australia vs Low & middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Australia
1,323 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
55.81 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Low & middle income rank
28th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 55.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 1,267 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 23.7 times Low & middle 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 Low & middle income ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 73.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 243.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 240.18 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 343.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.85 BoP, current US$ per person | 324.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | 51.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,003 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,179 BoP, current US$ per person | 98.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,081 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 77.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,454 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$), per capita, Australia or Low & middle income?
- Australia, at 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 55.81 BoP, current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Low & middle income?
- 1,267 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 28th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.