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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,736 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.