Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia
Australia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia is 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 33.1% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia peaked at 2,935 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1,244 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2005.
Australia ranks 25th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.41 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 89.29 BoP, current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 79.99 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -87.4% |
| 1974 | 96.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +858.6% |
| 1975 | 32.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.6% |
| 1976 | 74.63 BoP, current US$ per person | +130.9% |
| 1977 | 80.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 116.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +45.3% |
| 1979 | 102.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.1% |
| 1980 | 127.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 1981 | 157.24 BoP, current US$ per person | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 150.57 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 194.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 27.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -85.9% |
| 1985 | 132.92 BoP, current US$ per person | +383.6% |
| 1986 | 335.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +152.2% |
| 1987 | 319.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 512.72 BoP, current US$ per person | +60.7% |
| 1989 | 477.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 495.62 BoP, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 151.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -69.5% |
| 1992 | 282.74 BoP, current US$ per person | +87.1% |
| 1993 | 301.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 250.4 BoP, current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 736.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +194.3% |
| 1996 | 250.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -66.0% |
| 1997 | 439.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +75.3% |
| 1998 | 408.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 117.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -71.2% |
| 2000 | 782.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +565.9% |
| 2001 | 556.02 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.0% |
| 2002 | 751.79 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 455.62 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.4% |
| 2004 | 2,153 BoP, current US$ per person | +372.5% |
| 2005 | -1,244 BoP, current US$ per person | -157.8% |
| 2006 | 1,494 BoP, current US$ per person | -220.1% |
| 2007 | 2,134 BoP, current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 2,126 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,334 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 1,614 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 2,935 BoP, current US$ per person | +81.9% |
| 2012 | 2,532 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 2,355 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2,692 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 1,969 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 1,776 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 1,960 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 2,431 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2019 | 1,529 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.1% |
| 2020 | 700.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 1,225 BoP, current US$ per person | +74.7% |
| 2022 | 2,641 BoP, current US$ per person | +115.7% |
| 2023 | 1,325 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.8% |
| 2024 | 1,976 BoP, current US$ per person | +49.1% |
| 2025 | 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person | -33.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 893.09 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 189.12 BoP, current US$ per person, 7.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +858.6% | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 96.75 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +565.9% | 117.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 782.66 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1985 | +383.6% | 27.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.92 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2004 | +372.5% | 455.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,153 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 116.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 243.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 512.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 343.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 117.53 BoP, current US$ per person | 736.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,054 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,244 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,153 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,179 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,529 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,935 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,531 BoP, current US$ per person | 700.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,641 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 22 Canada 1,657 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 23 Maldives 1,527 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 24 Grenada 1,455 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 26 Portugal 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 27 Croatia 1,173 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 28 United States 1,172 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia was 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,935 BoP, current US$ per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,244 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.