How does Australia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Australia ranks 105th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Australia

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Australia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Australia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 33.6%

World rank

105th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2004

All-time low

-0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2005

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Australia, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Australia stood at 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Australia peaked at 0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.

That places Australia 105th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, 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, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Australia, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0216 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1972	0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
1973	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-89.6%
1974	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+605.5%
1975	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-69.1%
1976	0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+116.0%
1977	0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1978	0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+36.9%
1979	0.011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.0%
1980	0.0124 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1981	0.0132 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1982	0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1983	0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.2%
1984	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-86.9%
1985	0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+425.0%
1986	0.0294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+153.3%
1987	0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1988	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.0%
1989	0.0267 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.5%
1990	0.0271 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1991	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.5%
1992	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+89.4%
1993	0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1994	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.9%
1995	0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+160.9%
1996	0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-68.4%
1997	0.0185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+63.3%
1998	0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1999	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.2%
2000	0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+530.7%
2001	0.0282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
2002	0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.2%
2003	0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.1%
2004	0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+263.4%
2005	-0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-151.7%
2006	0.0408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-213.2%
2007	0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.3%
2008	0.0427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.7%
2009	0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.2%
2010	0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2011	0.0467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.5%
2012	0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.7%
2013	0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2014	0.0429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
2015	0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
2016	0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
2017	0.0362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2018	0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
2019	0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.6%
2020	0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.3%
2021	0.0202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+49.5%
2022	0.0405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+101.1%
2023	0.0204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.8%
2024	0.0306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.2%
2025	0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.6%

Australia compared with similar countries

Australia's 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 96% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Australia's 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 99% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit 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	+605.5%	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2000	+530.7%	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1985	+425.0%	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0467 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0405 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Australia

102 Armenia 0.0207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
103 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
106 Poland 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
107 Palestine 0.0192 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
108 United Kingdom 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Australia?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Australia was 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0697 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was -0.036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
How does Australia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Australia ranks 105th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.