Australia vs Western Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled)
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) over time
- Australia
- Western Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7,941 million USD against 833.95 million USD in Western Africa, a difference of 7,107 million USD.
That makes Australia's figure about 9.5 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 183 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,425 million USD | 1,047 million USD | 3,378 million USD | Australia |
| 2000s | 13,272 million USD | 1,203 million USD | 12,070 million USD | Australia |
| 2010s | 5,544 million USD | 1,923 million USD | 3,621 million USD | Australia |
| 2020s | 28,295 million USD | 2,377 million USD | 25,918 million USD | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled, Australia or Western Africa?
- Australia, at 7,941 million USD against 833.95 million USD in Western Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled between Australia and Western Africa?
- 7,107 million USD, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Western Africa rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 28th and Western Africa ranks 27th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.