Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Australia
Australia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 9,823 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Australia stood at 9,823 million USD.
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$ in Australia peaked at 118,050 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, -36,745 million USD, in 2005.
Australia ranks 28th of 168 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$ 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$ 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
- 25 Poland 10,403 million USD compare
- 26 Thailand 10,369 million USD compare
- 27 Israel 9,970 million USD compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 214.91 million USD compare
- 29 Austria 9,594 million USD compare
- 29 Cabo Verde -7.49 million USD compare
- 30 Australia and New Zealand 9,015 million USD compare
- 31 Norway 8,153 million USD compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Australia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Australia was 9,823 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?
- The highest recorded value was 118,050 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -36,745 million USD in 2005.
- How does Australia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 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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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.