Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 9,823 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Australia is 9,823 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 91.7% on the previous year and up 581.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 118,050 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -36,745 million USD, in 2005.
That places Australia 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Australia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 194.37 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 417.52 million USD | +114.8% |
| 1992 | 4,591 million USD | +999.7% |
| 1993 | 1,410 million USD | -69.3% |
| 1994 | 2,188 million USD | +55.2% |
| 1995 | 2,533 million USD | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 6,174 million USD | +143.8% |
| 1997 | 5,805 million USD | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 2,547 million USD | -56.1% |
| 1999 | -14.84 million USD | -100.6% |
| 2000 | 558.32 million USD | -3862.4% |
| 2001 | 11,974 million USD | +2044.8% |
| 2002 | 7,855 million USD | -34.4% |
| 2003 | 16,181 million USD | +106.0% |
| 2004 | 10,254 million USD | -36.6% |
| 2005 | -36,745 million USD | -458.3% |
| 2006 | 23,937 million USD | -165.1% |
| 2007 | 17,791 million USD | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 33,352 million USD | +87.5% |
| 2009 | 16,409 million USD | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 19,804 million USD | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 1,716 million USD | -91.3% |
| 2012 | 7,891 million USD | +359.7% |
| 2013 | 1,441 million USD | -81.7% |
| 2014 | 18,184 million USD | +1161.6% |
| 2015 | -9,338 million USD | -151.4% |
| 2016 | 2,304 million USD | -124.7% |
| 2017 | 7,800 million USD | +238.6% |
| 2018 | 7,823 million USD | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8,719 million USD | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 5,607 million USD | -35.7% |
| 2021 | 3,101 million USD | -44.7% |
| 2022 | 118,050 million USD | +3706.9% |
| 2023 | 9,823 million USD | -91.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 9,823 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 8.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 9,823 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.94 million USD, 129.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +3862.4% | -14.84 million USD | 558.32 million USD |
| 2022 | +3706.9% | 3,101 million USD | 118,050 million USD |
| 2001 | +2044.8% | 558.32 million USD | 11,974 million USD |
| 2014 | +1161.6% | 1,441 million USD | 18,184 million USD |
| 1992 | +999.7% | 417.52 million USD | 4,591 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,585 million USD | -14.84 million USD | 6,174 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,157 million USD | -36,745 million USD | 33,352 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,634 million USD | -9,338 million USD | 19,804 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,145 million USD | 3,101 million USD | 118,050 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ 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 outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Australia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Australia was 9,823 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 118,050 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -36,745 million USD in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 29th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 581.5%. 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$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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$ 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$ 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.