Australia vs South Africa: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre
Australia
0.0039 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0043 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
107th
South Africa rank
106th
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 106th of 174 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre, Australia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre against 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 107th and South Africa ranks 106th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value 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.