Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Australia
Australia: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 29,874 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ in Australia is 29,874 million USD, measured in 2023.
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$ in Australia peaked at 67,569 million USD in 2018 and was at its lowest, -28,295 million USD, in 2005.
That places Australia 14th out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,870 million USD | 1,847 million USD | 11,679 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,051 million USD | -28,295 million USD | 46,906 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,078 million USD | 29,580 million USD | 67,569 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,814 million USD | 14,162 million USD | 63,366 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Australia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 0.5874 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.87 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 61,369 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 5.32 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 1.69 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 61,369 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.55 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -521.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -337.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 177.87 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Australia?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Australia was 29,874 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?
- The highest recorded value was 67,569 million USD in 2018.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -28,295 million USD in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Australia ranks 14th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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 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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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.