Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP was 2.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Australia and New Zealand is 2.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 37.0% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 6.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.9%, in 2005.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 90th of 212 countries on this measure, 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, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | +49.5% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -73.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +522.6% |
| 2005 | -2.9% | -145.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -236.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +99.3% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -50.6% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +37.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Australia and New Zealand 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 | +522.6% | 1.0% | 6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | -2.9% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More economy & growth data for Australia and New Zealand
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 54,411 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.23 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.24 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.22 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.74 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.42 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.09 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 65,559 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.268 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Australia and New Zealand?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Australia and New Zealand was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9% in 2005.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 90th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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