Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 33,442 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
33,442 million USD
Change on year
down 53.1%
World rank
11th
of 191 countries
All-time high
71,268 million USD
in 2022
All-time low
-27,090 million USD
in 2005
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2023

-20.0k020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 9.6k million USD1991: 5.7k million USD1992: 6.6k million USD1993: 6.3k million USD1994: 7.4k million USD1995: 14.5k million USD1996: 9.5k million USD1997: 9.7k million USD1998: 7.4k million USD1999: 2.8k million USD2000: 18.7k million USD2001: 7.6k million USD2002: 16.0k million USD2003: 3.6k million USD2004: 41.1k million USD2005: -27.1k million USD2006: 30.0k million USD2007: 45.1k million USD2008: 50.0k million USD2009: 32.6k million USD2010: 36.7k million USD2011: 63.2k million USD2012: 63.1k million USD2013: 58.6k million USD2014: 60.9k million USD2015: 29.3k million USD2016: 51.2k million USD2017: 48.5k million USD2018: 69.5k million USD2019: 42.8k million USD2020: 18.2k million USD2021: 28.0k million USD2022: 71.3k million USD2023: 33.4k million USD

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Australia and New Zealand recorded 33,442 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.

The figure is down 53.1% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 71,268 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -27,090 million USD, in 2005.

That places Australia and New Zealand 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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$ in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 9,589 million USD
1991 5,747 million USD -40.1%
1992 6,568 million USD +14.3%
1993 6,267 million USD -4.6%
1994 7,379 million USD +17.8%
1995 14,529 million USD +96.9%
1996 9,548 million USD -34.3%
1997 9,680 million USD +1.4%
1998 7,355 million USD -24.0%
1999 2,789 million USD -62.1%
2000 18,662 million USD +569.2%
2001 7,575 million USD -59.4%
2002 15,998 million USD +111.2%
2003 3,550 million USD -77.8%
2004 41,051 million USD +1056.2%
2005 -27,090 million USD -166.0%
2006 30,020 million USD -210.8%
2007 45,069 million USD +50.1%
2008 50,028 million USD +11.0%
2009 32,594 million USD -34.8%
2010 36,734 million USD +12.7%
2011 63,170 million USD +72.0%
2012 63,078 million USD -0.1%
2013 58,628 million USD -7.1%
2014 60,943 million USD +3.9%
2015 29,271 million USD -52.0%
2016 51,246 million USD +75.1%
2017 48,544 million USD -5.3%
2018 69,515 million USD +43.2%
2019 42,832 million USD -38.4%
2020 18,159 million USD -57.6%
2021 27,971 million USD +54.0%
2022 71,268 million USD +154.8%
2023 33,442 million USD -53.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,945 million USD 2,789 million USD 14,529 million USD 10
2000s 21,746 million USD -27,090 million USD 50,028 million USD 10
2010s 52,396 million USD 29,271 million USD 69,515 million USD 10
2020s 37,710 million USD 18,159 million USD 71,268 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

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  3. 10 Spain 34,376 million USD compare
  4. 12 United Arab Emirates 30,688 million USD compare
  5. 13 Australia 29,874 million USD compare
  6. 14 Sweden 29,418 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Australia and New Zealand?
Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Australia and New Zealand was 33,442 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 71,268 million USD in 2022.
What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was -27,090 million USD in 2005.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total FDI inflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,713 data points, 1990–2023
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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.