Australia vs Belgium: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Australia
-4.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Belgium
-19.31 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
188th
Belgium rank
191st
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Australia currently reports -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ against -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium, a difference of 14.77 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.
Australia ranks 188th and Belgium ranks 191st of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Belgium in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 211.51 million BoP, current US$ | 426.03 million BoP, current US$ | 214.52 million BoP, current US$ | Belgium |
| 1980s | 2.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.60 billion BoP, current US$ | 813.13 million BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 20.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Belgium |
| 2000s | 10.20 billion BoP, current US$ | 69.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 59.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Belgium |
| 2010s | 7.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 20.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 12.82 billion BoP, current US$ | Belgium |
| 2020s | 27.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 8.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 19.27 billion BoP, current US$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Australia or Belgium?
- Australia, at -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ against -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Australia and Belgium?
- 14.77 billion BoP, current US$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Australia ranks 188th and Belgium ranks 191st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.