Australia vs United States: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States
0.2138 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
82nd
United States rank
81st

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • United States
00.10.20.3197620002025

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.2138 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0107 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United States ahead.

Australia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 81st of 169 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0548 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.169 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1142 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
1990s 0.0706 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1593 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2000s 0.1401 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2563 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1162 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2010s 0.2178 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2498 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.032 US dollar per US$ of GDP United States
2020s 0.217 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2088 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Australia or United States?
United States, at 0.2138 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Australia and United States?
0.0107 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 82nd and United States ranks 81st of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,354 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.