Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled (gaps filled) in Australia
Australia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled was 7,941 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Australia is 7,941 million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 91.8% on the previous year and up 617.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 97,400 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -45,526 million USD, in 2005.
Australia ranks 28th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 337.25 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 715.38 million USD | +112.1% |
| 1992 | 8,272 million USD | +1056.4% |
| 1993 | 2,715 million USD | -67.2% |
| 1994 | 3,831 million USD | +41.1% |
| 1995 | 4,260 million USD | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 9,712 million USD | +128.0% |
| 1997 | 9,519 million USD | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 4,912 million USD | -48.4% |
| 1999 | -27.17 million USD | -100.6% |
| 2000 | 1,087 million USD | -4101.6% |
| 2001 | 25,416 million USD | +2237.8% |
| 2002 | 15,412 million USD | -39.4% |
| 2003 | 25,762 million USD | +67.2% |
| 2004 | 13,867 million USD | -46.2% |
| 2005 | -45,526 million USD | -428.3% |
| 2006 | 28,648 million USD | -162.9% |
| 2007 | 18,324 million USD | -36.0% |
| 2008 | 32,652 million USD | +78.2% |
| 2009 | 17,080 million USD | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 16,503 million USD | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1,249 million USD | -92.4% |
| 2012 | 5,732 million USD | +358.7% |
| 2013 | 1,107 million USD | -80.7% |
| 2014 | 15,056 million USD | +1259.6% |
| 2015 | -9,338 million USD | -162.0% |
| 2016 | 2,246 million USD | -124.1% |
| 2017 | 7,240 million USD | +222.3% |
| 2018 | 7,200 million USD | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8,446 million USD | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 5,323 million USD | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 2,517 million USD | -52.7% |
| 2022 | 97,400 million USD | +3769.1% |
| 2023 | 7,941 million USD | -91.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,941 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 947.76 million USD, 8.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 7,941 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.06 million USD, 134.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +4101.6% | -27.17 million USD | 1,087 million USD |
| 2022 | +3769.1% | 2,517 million USD | 97,400 million USD |
| 2001 | +2237.8% | 1,087 million USD | 25,416 million USD |
| 2014 | +1259.6% | 1,107 million USD | 15,056 million USD |
| 1992 | +1056.4% | 715.38 million USD | 8,272 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,425 million USD | -27.17 million USD | 9,712 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,272 million USD | -45,526 million USD | 32,652 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,544 million USD | -9,338 million USD | 16,503 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,295 million USD | 2,517 million USD | 97,400 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Australia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled in Australia was 7,941 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 97,400 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -45,526 million USD in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, 2015 prices, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 617.1%. 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 outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.