Australia vs Netherlands: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Australia
-0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Netherlands
-0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
175th
Netherlands rank
178th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Australia currently reports -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Netherlands ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and Netherlands ranks 178th of 191 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 | 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0703 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Australia or Netherlands?
- Australia, at -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against -0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Australia and Netherlands?
- 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 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$), per unit?
- Australia ranks 175th and Netherlands ranks 178th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.