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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.