Foreign direct investment outflows in Australia in 2025 — -4,547,861,169 US$. Ranked 88 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 4,183.8%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.55B | −18.48B | −132.64% |
| 2024 | 13.93B | +624M | +4.69% |
| 2023 | 13.31B | −114B | −89.55% |
| 2022 | 127B | +118B | +1,276.99% |
| 2021 | 9.25B | +1.85B | +24.99% |
| 2020 | 7.4B | −1.5B | −16.85% |
| 2019 | 8.9B | +7.87B | +762.49% |
| 2018 | 1.03B | −8.97B | −89.69% |
| 2017 | 10B | +13.11B | +421.84% |
| 2016 | -3.11B | −11.37B | −137.64% |
| 2015 | 8.26B | −14.31B | −63.4% |
| 2014 | 22.57B | +23.34B | +3,031.75% |
| 2013 | -770M | −6.53B | −113.35% |
| 2012 | 5.76B | −2.49B | −30.14% |
| 2011 | 8.25B | −9.82B | −54.34% |
| 2010 | 18.07B | +6.6B | +57.61% |
| 2009 | 11.46B | −20.42B | −64.05% |
| 2008 | 31.89B | +17.47B | +121.12% |
| 2007 | 14.42B | −9.66B | −40.12% |
| 2006 | 24.08B | +56.8B | +173.62% |
| 2005 | -32.71B | −42.5B | −434.32% |
| 2004 | 9.79B | −8.81B | −47.39% |
| 2003 | 18.6B | +11.62B | +166.66% |
| 2002 | 6.97B | −6.41B | −47.88% |
| 2001 | 13.38B | +9.29B | +226.76% |
| 2000 | 4.1B | +3.78B | +1,215.18% |
| 1999 | 311M | −4.36B | −93.33% |
| 1998 | 4.67B | −1.42B | −23.27% |
| 1997 | 6.08B | +1.08B | +21.49% |
| 1996 | 5.01B | +961M | +23.75% |
| 1995 | 4.05B | +2.22B | +121.34% |
| 1994 | 1.83B | −718M | −28.2% |
| 1993 | 2.55B | −1.29B | −33.62% |
| 1992 | 3.84B | +5.01B | +427.23% |
| 1991 | -1.17B | −1.81B | −285.14% |
| 1990 | 633M | −2.39B | −79.07% |
| 1989 | 3.02B | −3.82B | −55.82% |
| 1988 | 6.85B | +1.75B | +34.24% |
| 1987 | 5.1B | +1.68B | +49.17% |
| 1986 | 3.42B | +1.53B | +81.23% |
| 1985 | 1.89B | +483M | +34.43% |
| 1984 | 1.4B | +885M | +170.89% |
| 1983 | 518M | −175M | −25.23% |
| 1982 | 693M | −40.36M | −5.5% |
| 1981 | 733M | +273M | +59.38% |
| 1980 | 460M | +117M | +34.05% |
| 1979 | 343M | +107M | +45.53% |
| 1978 | 236M | −30.34M | −11.4% |
| 1977 | 266M | −1.51M | −0.56% |
| 1976 | 268M | +107M | +66.21% |
| 1975 | 161M | −79.86M | −33.15% |
| 1974 | 241M | −14.98M | −5.85% |
| 1973 | 256M | +127M | +98.7% |
| 1972 | 129M | +24.27M | +23.23% |
| 1971 | 104M | −6.87M | −6.17% |
| 1970 | 111M | — | — |
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.