Australia vs Cayman Islands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Australia
-4.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Cayman Islands
-1.74 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Australia rank
188th
Cayman Islands rank
186th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Australia
  • Cayman Islands
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 2.81 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 188th and Cayman Islands ranks 186th of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Cayman Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Cayman Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 254.75 million BoP, current US$ 13.45 million BoP, current US$ 241.30 million BoP, current US$ Australia
1980s 2.41 billion BoP, current US$ 29.95 million BoP, current US$ 2.38 billion BoP, current US$ Australia
1990s 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ 1.50 billion BoP, current US$ Australia
2000s 10.20 billion BoP, current US$ 5.13 billion BoP, current US$ 5.07 billion BoP, current US$ Australia
2010s 7.90 billion BoP, current US$ 18.80 billion BoP, current US$ 10.91 billion BoP, current US$ Cayman Islands
2020s 34.25 billion BoP, current US$ -1.12 billion BoP, current US$ 35.37 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$), gaps, Australia or Cayman Islands?
Cayman Islands, at -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Australia and Cayman Islands?
2.81 billion BoP, current US$, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Cayman Islands?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Australia and Cayman Islands rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Australia ranks 188th and Cayman Islands ranks 186th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.