Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ over time
- Africa
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Africa currently reports 52,633 million USD against 33,442 million USD in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 19,191 million USD.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Africa ranks 15th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th of 30 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Australia and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,544 million USD | 7,945 million USD | 1,401 million USD | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 30,635 million USD | 21,746 million USD | 8,889 million USD | Africa |
| 2010s | 50,375 million USD | 52,396 million USD | 2,022 million USD | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 57,566 million USD | 37,710 million USD | 19,856 million USD | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi inflows — value us$, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
- Africa, at 52,633 million USD against 33,442 million USD in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi inflows — value us$ between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 19,191 million USD, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Africa ranks 15th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.