Australia vs United States: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita

Australia
110,176 US dollar per person
in 2025
United States
125,546 US dollar per person
in 2025
Australia rank
26th
United States rank
24th

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … capita over time

  • Australia
  • United States
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k197620002025

How they compare

United States currently reports 125,546 US dollar per person against 110,176 US dollar per person in Australia, a difference of 15,370 US dollar per person.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and United States ranks 24th of 169 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1980s 5,059 US dollar per person 9,917 US dollar per person 4,859 US dollar per person United States
1990s 8,012 US dollar per person 15,949 US dollar per person 7,937 US dollar per person United States
2000s 29,941 US dollar per person 43,883 US dollar per person 13,943 US dollar per person United States
2010s 69,868 US dollar per person 76,122 US dollar per person 6,253 US dollar per person United States
2020s 99,501 US dollar per person 104,537 US dollar per person 5,037 US dollar per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per, Australia or United States?
United States, at 125,546 US dollar per person against 110,176 US dollar per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per between Australia and United States?
15,370 US dollar per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
Australia ranks 26th and United States ranks 24th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,285 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.