Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Oceania
Oceania: Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows was 56,453 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in Oceania is 56,453, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 70.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in Oceania peaked at 78,338 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -26,809, in 2005.
That places Oceania 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,883 | — |
| 1991 | 5,954 | -39.8% |
| 1992 | 6,759 | +13.5% |
| 1993 | 6,438 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 7,547 | +17.2% |
| 1995 | 15,080 | +99.8% |
| 1996 | 9,720 | -35.5% |
| 1997 | 9,834 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7,653 | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 3,193 | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 15,654 | +390.3% |
| 2001 | 7,824 | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 16,138 | +106.3% |
| 2003 | 3,838 | -76.2% |
| 2004 | 41,447 | +979.8% |
| 2005 | -26,809 | -164.7% |
| 2006 | 31,565 | -217.7% |
| 2007 | 46,287 | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 52,666 | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 34,697 | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 38,681 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 65,176 | +68.5% |
| 2012 | 66,524 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 61,232 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 63,182 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 30,742 | -51.3% |
| 2016 | 52,514 | +70.8% |
| 2017 | 49,508 | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 71,110 | +43.6% |
| 2019 | 44,478 | -37.5% |
| 2020 | 22,184 | -50.1% |
| 2021 | 32,072 | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 78,338 | +144.3% |
| 2023 | 33,206 | -57.6% |
| 2024 | 56,453 | +70.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Oceania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +979.8% | 3,838 | 41,447 |
| 2000 | +390.3% | 3,193 | 15,654 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,206 | 3,193 | 15,080 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,331 | -26,809 | 52,666 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,314 | 30,742 | 71,110 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,451 | 22,184 | 78,338 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More economy & growth data for Oceania
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.1357 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.27 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.79 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 39,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 25.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 47,045 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.3 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in Oceania?
- Foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows in Oceania was 56,453 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 78,338 in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was -26,809 in 2005.
- How does Oceania rank for foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows?
- Oceania ranks 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment (fdi) inflows rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows (millions of United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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