Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Australia
Australia: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 89.5%
World rank
77th
of 188 countries
All-time high
16,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
-4,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Australia, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.5% on the previous year and up 1,827.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Australia peaked at 16,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, -4,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
Australia ranks 77th of 188 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Australia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 13.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1972 | 16.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1973 | 33.31 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +98.7% |
| 1974 | 31.36 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 20.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 1976 | 34.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +66.2% |
| 1977 | 34.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 30.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 44.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1980 | 59.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1981 | 95.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 1982 | 90.18 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 67.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1984 | 182.66 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +170.9% |
| 1985 | 245.54 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1986 | 444.99 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +81.2% |
| 1987 | 663.8 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +49.2% |
| 1988 | 891.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 1989 | 393.69 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 1990 | 82.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -79.1% |
| 1991 | -152.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -285.1% |
| 1992 | 499.24 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -427.2% |
| 1993 | 331.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 1994 | 237.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 1995 | 526.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +121.3% |
| 1996 | 651.68 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1997 | 791.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 607.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1999 | 40.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -93.3% |
| 2000 | 533.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1215.2% |
| 2001 | 1,742 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +226.8% |
| 2002 | 907.85 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.9% |
| 2003 | 2,421 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 2004 | 1,274 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2005 | -4,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -434.3% |
| 2006 | 3,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -173.6% |
| 2007 | 1,877 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2008 | 4,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +121.1% |
| 2009 | 1,492 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -64.0% |
| 2010 | 2,352 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 2011 | 1,074 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 2012 | 750.25 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2013 | -100.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -113.4% |
| 2014 | 2,937 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3031.8% |
| 2015 | 1,075 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -63.4% |
| 2016 | -404.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -137.6% |
| 2017 | 1,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -421.8% |
| 2018 | 134.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -89.7% |
| 2019 | 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +762.5% |
| 2020 | 961.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 1,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 16,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1277.0% |
| 2023 | 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -89.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 30,671 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +3031.8% | -100.19 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,937 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +1277.0% | 1,202 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +1215.2% | 40.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 533.05 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +762.5% | 134.13 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,157 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 44.67 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 313.47 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 59.88 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 891.11 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 361.64 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -152.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 791.71 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,327 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -404.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 2,937 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 961.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 16,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 74 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,281 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 75 Armenia 1,910 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 76 Cape Verde 1,854 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 78 Jordan 1,675 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 79 Tonga 1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 80 Fiji 1,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Australia?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Australia was 1,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,258 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Australia ranks 77th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,827.0%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.