Australia vs United States: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Australia
1,323 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
United States
1,172 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
United States rank
28th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 151 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 25th and United States ranks 28th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 61.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 243.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 140.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 103.03 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 343.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 390.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 46.77 BoP, current US$ per person | United States |
| 2000s | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | 764.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 290.08 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,179 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,002 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,177 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,037 BoP, current US$ per person | 494.64 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$), per capita, Australia or United States?
- Australia, at 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and United States?
- 151 BoP, current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 25th and United States ranks 28th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.