Australia vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Australia
-164.69 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Netherlands
-329.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Australia rank
182nd
Netherlands rank
185th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person against -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Netherlands, a difference of 164.8 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 182nd and Netherlands ranks 185th of 192 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 | 15.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 195.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 179.93 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 149.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 410.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 261.73 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 153.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,530 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,377 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 497.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 14,167 BoP, current US$ per person | 13,669 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 338.86 BoP, current US$ per person | 12,328 BoP, current US$ per person | 11,989 BoP, current US$ per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1,311 BoP, current US$ per person | -4,137 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,448 BoP, current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person against -329.49 BoP, current US$ per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Australia and Netherlands?
- 164.8 BoP, current US$ per person, 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 (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 182nd and Netherlands ranks 185th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.