Australia vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Australia
-0.3%
in 2025
Netherlands
-0.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
173rd
Netherlands rank
176th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports -0.3% against -0.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 176th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 2.8% | 2.6% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 3.0% | 1.8% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 5.8% | 5.0% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 31.0% | 29.3% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 24.9% | 24.3% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -7.0% | 9.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at -0.3% against -0.5% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 176th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.