Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia
Australia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia stood at -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 132.1% on the previous year and down 147.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia peaked at 4,895 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1,621 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2005.
That places Australia 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.9 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 8.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 9.77 BoP, current US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 1973 | 19.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.7% |
| 1974 | 17.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 11.59 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.0% |
| 1976 | 19.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +64.6% |
| 1977 | 18.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 16.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 23.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.0% |
| 1980 | 31.31 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1981 | 49.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.9% |
| 1982 | 45.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 33.65 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.2% |
| 1984 | 90.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +167.7% |
| 1985 | 119.48 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 1986 | 213.41 BoP, current US$ per person | +78.6% |
| 1987 | 313.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +46.9% |
| 1988 | 414.09 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.1% |
| 1989 | 179.87 BoP, current US$ per person | -56.6% |
| 1990 | 37.1 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.4% |
| 1991 | -67.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -282.8% |
| 1992 | 219.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -423.6% |
| 1993 | 144.36 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.2% |
| 1994 | 102.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.9% |
| 1995 | 224.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +118.9% |
| 1996 | 274.7 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 1997 | 330.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 250.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1999 | 16.55 BoP, current US$ per person | -93.4% |
| 2000 | 215.2 BoP, current US$ per person | +1200.2% |
| 2001 | 694.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +222.6% |
| 2002 | 357.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -48.5% |
| 2003 | 943.06 BoP, current US$ per person | +163.6% |
| 2004 | 490.9 BoP, current US$ per person | -47.9% |
| 2005 | -1,621 BoP, current US$ per person | -430.3% |
| 2006 | 1,178 BoP, current US$ per person | -172.6% |
| 2007 | 692.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 1,501 BoP, current US$ per person | +116.7% |
| 2009 | 528.49 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.8% |
| 2010 | 820.12 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.2% |
| 2011 | 369.32 BoP, current US$ per person | -55.0% |
| 2012 | 253.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -31.4% |
| 2013 | -33.28 BoP, current US$ per person | -113.1% |
| 2014 | 961.25 BoP, current US$ per person | -2988.3% |
| 2015 | 346.78 BoP, current US$ per person | -63.9% |
| 2016 | -128.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -137.1% |
| 2017 | 406.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -416.6% |
| 2018 | 41.33 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.8% |
| 2019 | 351.25 BoP, current US$ per person | +749.8% |
| 2020 | 288.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 360.07 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 4,895 BoP, current US$ per person | +1259.4% |
| 2023 | 499.23 BoP, current US$ per person | -89.8% |
| 2024 | 512.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2025 | -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -132.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 365.76 BoP, current US$ per person. (70 countries reporting)
- Australia's -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +2988.3% | -33.28 BoP, current US$ per person | 961.25 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2022 | +1259.4% | 360.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,895 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2000 | +1200.2% | 16.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 215.2 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2019 | +749.8% | 41.33 BoP, current US$ per person | 351.25 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 8.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.64 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 149.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 31.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 414.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.26 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 330.14 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 497.89 BoP, current US$ per person | -1,621 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,501 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 338.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -128.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 961.25 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,065 BoP, current US$ per person | -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,895 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 179 Tuvalu -89.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda -99.14 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 181 Nauru -111.87 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 183 Panama -190.5 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 184 Trinidad and Tobago -285.22 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 185 Netherlands -329.49 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Australia was -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,895 BoP, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,621 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.5%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.