Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Australia

Foreign direct investment inflows in Australia in 2025 — 36,521,352,077 US$. Ranked 12 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 3,989.1%.

2025 36.52B US$ −32.02% vs 2024
World rank 12of 97
Period maximum 68.71B US$2022
Period minimum -25.09B US$2005

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Australia, 1970–2025-50B-25B025B50B75B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 893,138,536 US$1971: 1,155,158,059 US$1972: 1,054,014,675 US$1973: 135,039,666 US$1974: 1,327,729,912 US$1975: 449,028,697 US$1976: 1,047,313,647 US$1977: 1,141,019,599 US$1978: 1,676,855,615 US$1979: 1,489,983,133 US$1980: 1,866,223,965 US$1981: 2,346,546,543 US$1982: 2,286,321,730 US$1983: 2,990,964,045 US$1984: 428,250,491 US$1985: 2,098,624,894 US$1986: 5,369,760,089 US$1987: 5,190,522,203 US$1988: 8,476,377,245 US$1989: 8,023,170,407 US$1990: 8,457,776,860 US$1991: 2,612,066,526 US$1992: 4,941,906,672 US$1993: 5,312,435,142 US$1994: 4,458,484,244 US$1995: 13,268,875,155 US$1996: 4,563,952,446 US$1997: 8,088,068,983 US$1998: 7,597,610,928 US$1999: 2,210,917,992 US$2000: 14,892,978,180 US$2001: 10,717,133,151 US$2002: 14,656,321,801 US$2003: 8,985,246,030 US$2004: 42,907,672,820 US$2005: -25,093,141,435 US$2006: 30,551,100,657 US$2007: 44,440,876,037 US$2008: 45,170,097,261 US$2009: 28,932,973,453 US$2010: 35,554,698,682 US$2011: 65,578,266,556 US$2012: 57,571,285,655 US$2013: 54,472,699,004 US$2014: 63,204,516,348 US$2015: 46,892,808,568 US$2016: 42,970,225,978 US$2017: 48,199,372,040 US$2018: 60,686,639,530 US$2019: 38,745,129,661 US$2020: 17,976,843,681 US$2021: 31,453,060,427 US$2022: 68,709,419,797 US$2023: 35,315,978,153 US$2024: 53,722,899,428 US$2025: 36,521,352,077 US$
Change over the period: +35.63B (+3,989.1%) Average annual rate: 6.98 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 36.52B US$
World 1.35T US$
Australia and New Zealand computed 40.13B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 36.52B −17.2B −32.02%
2024 53.72B +18.41B +52.12%
2023 35.32B −33.39B −48.6%
2022 68.71B +37.26B +118.45%
2021 31.45B +13.48B +74.96%
2020 17.98B −20.77B −53.6%
2019 38.75B −21.94B −36.16%
2018 60.69B +12.49B +25.91%
2017 48.2B +5.23B +12.17%
2016 42.97B −3.92B −8.36%
2015 46.89B −16.31B −25.81%
2014 63.2B +8.73B +16.03%
2013 54.47B −3.1B −5.38%
2012 57.57B −8.01B −12.21%
2011 65.58B +30.02B +84.44%
2010 35.55B +6.62B +22.89%
2009 28.93B −16.24B −35.95%
2008 45.17B +729M +1.64%
2007 44.44B +13.89B +45.46%
2006 30.55B +55.64B +221.75%
2005 -25.09B −68B −158.48%
2004 42.91B +33.92B +377.53%
2003 8.99B −5.67B −38.69%
2002 14.66B +3.94B +36.76%
2001 10.72B −4.18B −28.04%
2000 14.89B +12.68B +573.61%
1999 2.21B −5.39B −70.9%
1998 7.6B −490M −6.06%
1997 8.09B +3.52B +77.22%
1996 4.56B −8.7B −65.6%
1995 13.27B +8.81B +197.61%
1994 4.46B −854M −16.07%
1993 5.31B +371M +7.5%
1992 4.94B +2.33B +89.2%
1991 2.61B −5.85B −69.12%
1990 8.46B +435M +5.42%
1989 8.02B −453M −5.35%
1988 8.48B +3.29B +63.3%
1987 5.19B −179M −3.34%
1986 5.37B +3.27B +155.87%
1985 2.1B +1.67B +390.05%
1984 428M −2.56B −85.68%
1983 2.99B +705M +30.82%
1982 2.29B −60.22M −2.57%
1981 2.35B +480M +25.74%
1980 1.87B +376M +25.25%
1979 1.49B −187M −11.14%
1978 1.68B +536M +46.96%
1977 1.14B +93.71M +8.95%
1976 1.05B +598M +133.24%
1975 449M −879M −66.18%
1974 1.33B +1.19B +883.21%
1973 135M −919M −87.19%
1972 1.05B −101M −8.76%
1971 1.16B +262M +29.34%
1970 893M

Australia and New Zealand, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 36.52B NZ New Zealand 3.61B

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.