Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Australia
Australia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 24,150 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Australia is 24,150 million USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.8% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Australia peaked at 62,185 million USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, -35,056 million USD, in 2005.
Australia ranks 15th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,715 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 6,948 million USD | -49.3% |
| 1992 | 9,872 million USD | +42.1% |
| 1993 | 7,810 million USD | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 8,341 million USD | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 19,641 million USD | +135.5% |
| 1996 | 8,856 million USD | -54.9% |
| 1997 | 12,730 million USD | +43.8% |
| 1998 | 10,662 million USD | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 3,382 million USD | -68.3% |
| 2000 | 27,634 million USD | +717.1% |
| 2001 | 16,610 million USD | -39.9% |
| 2002 | 27,951 million USD | +68.3% |
| 2003 | 10,093 million USD | -63.9% |
| 2004 | 53,569 million USD | +430.8% |
| 2005 | -35,056 million USD | -165.4% |
| 2006 | 31,492 million USD | -189.8% |
| 2007 | 42,722 million USD | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 45,921 million USD | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 33,199 million USD | -27.7% |
| 2010 | 30,664 million USD | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 42,899 million USD | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 43,274 million USD | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 43,611 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 48,441 million USD | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 29,580 million USD | -38.9% |
| 2016 | 47,193 million USD | +59.5% |
| 2017 | 42,807 million USD | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 62,185 million USD | +45.3% |
| 2019 | 37,328 million USD | -40.0% |
| 2020 | 13,443 million USD | -64.0% |
| 2021 | 19,366 million USD | +44.1% |
| 2022 | 52,281 million USD | +170.0% |
| 2023 | 24,150 million USD | -53.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 24,150 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,622 million USD, 6.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 24,150 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 593.29 million USD, 40.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +717.1% | 3,382 million USD | 27,634 million USD |
| 2004 | +430.8% | 10,093 million USD | 53,569 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,196 million USD | 3,382 million USD | 19,641 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,413 million USD | -35,056 million USD | 53,569 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,798 million USD | 29,580 million USD | 62,185 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,310 million USD | 13,443 million USD | 52,281 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 12 United Arab Emirates 27,154 million USD compare
- 12 Melanesia 359.35 million USD compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 251.46 million USD compare
- 13 Mexico 26,738 million USD compare
- 14 India 25,461 million USD compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 235.02 million USD compare
- 15 Micronesia 44.65 million USD compare
- 16 Cayman Islands 24,108 million USD compare
- 16 Polynesia 17.04 million USD compare
- 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13.07 million USD compare
- 17 Japan 23,516 million USD compare
- 18 Poland 22,376 million USD compare
- 18 Timor-Leste 10.99 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Australia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Australia was 24,150 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 62,185 million USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -35,056 million USD in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.