Australia vs Middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Australia
1,323 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle income
62.6 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Middle income rank
27th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Middle income
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income, a difference of 1,260 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 21.1 times 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 Middle income ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 73.81 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 243.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 240 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 343.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 323.14 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | 55.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 999.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,179 BoP, current US$ per person | 105.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,074 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,446 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$), per capita, Australia or Middle income?
- Australia, at 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 62.6 BoP, current US$ per person in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Middle income?
- 1,260 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 25th and Middle income ranks 27th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.