Australia vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Australia
-4.55 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Africa
-4.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
188th
South Africa rank
187th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 537.08 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 187th of 192 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 211.51 million BoP, current US$ | 70.69 million BoP, current US$ | 140.82 million BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 220.04 million BoP, current US$ | 2.19 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$ | 723.02 million BoP, current US$ | 9.47 billion BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.90 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.75 billion BoP, current US$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 27.78 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 29.04 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$), gaps, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Australia and South Africa?
- 537.08 million BoP, current US$, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Australia ranks 188th and South Africa ranks 187th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.