Australia vs Canada: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square
Australia
4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Canada
4,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
114th
Canada rank
111th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 404 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 114th and Canada ranks 111th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 349.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 214.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1980s | 508.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 488.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 20.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 800.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 568.39 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 2,814 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,808 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,994 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 6,686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,128 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,558 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 4,987 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,217 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 229.42 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 4,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 4,591 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square between Australia and Canada?
- 404 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per square?
- Australia ranks 114th and Canada ranks 111th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.