Australia vs Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per

Australia
1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tonga
1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
77th
Tonga rank
79th

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

  • Australia
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 79th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 28.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1980s 313.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 0 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 313.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia
1990s 160.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 998.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 837.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2000s 1,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,801 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,473 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2010s 1,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,583 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,555 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Tonga
2020s 5,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 892.15 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,221 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per, Australia or Tonga?
Australia, at 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per between Australia and Tonga?
145 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tonga?
48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and Tonga rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
Australia ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 79th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 9,589 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.