Australia vs Southern Africa: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled

Australia
9,823 million USD
in 2023
Southern Africa
-3,181 million USD
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Southern Africa rank
30th

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Southern Africa
-50.0k050.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 9,823 million USD against -3,181 million USD in Southern Africa, a difference of 13,004 million USD.

That makes Australia's figure about 3.1 times Southern Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Southern Africa ranks 30th of 184 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2,585 million USD 1,319 million USD 1,265 million USD Australia
2000s 10,157 million USD 731.34 million USD 9,425 million USD Australia
2010s 6,634 million USD 4,264 million USD 2,370 million USD Australia
2020s 34,145 million USD -702.54 million USD 34,848 million USD Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled, Australia or Southern Africa?
Australia, at 9,823 million USD against -3,181 million USD in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled between Australia and Southern Africa?
13,004 million USD, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Southern Africa rank globally for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 29th and Southern Africa ranks 30th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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.