Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Australia
Australia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0011 million USD per person for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 54.0% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0027 million USD per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.0014 million USD per person, in 2005.
That places Australia 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -49.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +33.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -26.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +142.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -52.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +36.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -29.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -67.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +659.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -45.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +80.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -56.0% |
| 2004 | 0.002 million USD per person | +518.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0014 million USD per person | -170.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 million USD per person | -191.8% |
| 2007 | 0.002 million USD per person | +54.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -33.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +58.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 million USD per person | -50.2% |
| 2016 | 0.002 million USD per person | +61.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +44.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -43.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -63.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +68.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 million USD per person | +162.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 million USD per person | -54.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0011 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0008 million USD per person, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0011 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 million USD per person, 14.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +659.5% | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person |
| 2004 | +518.3% | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.002 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 million USD per person | -0.0014 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 million USD per person | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.0027 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 0.0024 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Australia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Australia was 0.0011 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 million USD per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0014 million USD per person in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.