Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre, in 2005.
Australia ranks 107th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +145.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -51.8% |
| 1997 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -66.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +668.3% |
| 2001 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | +524.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -171.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -193.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 million USD per square kilometre | +60.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 million USD per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | +63.4% |
| 2017 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2019 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | +165.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | -52.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +668.3% | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +524.9% | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0061 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 104 Tunisia 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 105 Gabon 0.0045 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 South Africa 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 108 Benin 0.0038 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 109 Slovakia 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 110 Sierra Leone 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0037 million USD per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 107th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Total FDI inflows — Value 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.