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

Australia and New Zealand: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 9,015 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9,015 million USD
Change on year
down 92.4%
World rank
30th
of 168 countries
All-time high
118,797 million USD
in 2022
All-time low
-38,085 million USD
in 2005
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

-50.0k050.0k100.0k1990200620231990: 2.6k million USD1991: 1.9k million USD1992: 5.0k million USD1993: 20.9 million USD1994: 4.2k million USD1995: 4.3k million USD1996: 4.9k million USD1997: 4.2k million USD1998: 2.9k million USD1999: 1.1k million USD2000: 1.0k million USD2001: 10.9k million USD2002: 8.2k million USD2003: 17.1k million USD2004: 10.2k million USD2005: -38.1k million USD2006: 24.4k million USD2007: 21.0k million USD2008: 34.4k million USD2009: 15.4k million USD2010: 20.5k million USD2011: 4.4k million USD2012: 7.5k million USD2013: 2.0k million USD2014: 18.7k million USD2015: -9.4k million USD2016: 2.5k million USD2017: 8.0k million USD2018: 8.2k million USD2019: 8.6k million USD2020: 6.3k million USD2021: 1.6k million USD2022: 118.8k million USD2023: 9.0k million USD

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

Analysis

In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Australia and New Zealand stood at 9,015 million USD.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 92.4% on the previous year and up 357.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 118,797 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -38,085 million USD, in 2005.

That places Australia and New Zealand 30th out of 168 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$ in Australia and New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Australia and New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 2,557 million USD
1991 1,886 million USD -26.2%
1992 4,983 million USD +164.2%
1993 20.86 million USD -99.6%
1994 4,196 million USD +20016.3%
1995 4,317 million USD +2.9%
1996 4,936 million USD +14.3%
1997 4,239 million USD -14.1%
1998 2,949 million USD -30.4%
1999 1,059 million USD -64.1%
2000 1,000 million USD -5.5%
2001 10,897 million USD +989.3%
2002 8,186 million USD -24.9%
2003 17,074 million USD +108.6%
2004 10,208 million USD -40.2%
2005 -38,085 million USD -473.1%
2006 24,384 million USD -164.0%
2007 21,014 million USD -13.8%
2008 34,449 million USD +63.9%
2009 15,409 million USD -55.3%
2010 20,520 million USD +33.2%
2011 4,404 million USD -78.5%
2012 7,457 million USD +69.3%
2013 1,971 million USD -73.6%
2014 18,656 million USD +846.5%
2015 -9,396 million USD -150.4%
2016 2,499 million USD -126.6%
2017 8,027 million USD +221.1%
2018 8,248 million USD +2.8%
2019 8,550 million USD +3.7%
2020 6,266 million USD -26.7%
2021 1,650 million USD -73.7%
2022 118,797 million USD +7102.0%
2023 9,015 million USD -92.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,114 million USD 20.86 million USD 4,983 million USD 10
2000s 10,454 million USD -38,085 million USD 34,449 million USD 10
2010s 7,094 million USD -9,396 million USD 20,520 million USD 10
2020s 33,932 million USD 1,650 million USD 118,797 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand

  1. 27 Israel 9,970 million USD compare
  2. 28 Australia 9,823 million USD compare
  3. 29 Austria 9,594 million USD compare
  4. 29 Cabo Verde -7.49 million USD compare
  5. 31 Norway 8,153 million USD compare
  6. 32 Malaysia 7,643 million USD compare
  7. 33 Indonesia 7,070 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Australia and New Zealand?
Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Australia and New Zealand was 9,015 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 118,797 million USD in 2022.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was -38,085 million USD in 2005.
How does Australia and New Zealand rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 30th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 357.4%. 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 outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total FDI outflows — Value US$
Unit
million USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
214 places, 6,077 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.