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Australia - FDI 37.44B

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 205 economies tracked

Latest value

37.44B (2025)

Global rank

##16 of 205 economies

Share of global total

2.1%

Growth since 1970

41.92×

Ranking Race — FDI

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#33#65#97#129#161#1931970198019902000201020202025#4#162022 overtook India2024 overtook Poland
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Australia climbed from #4 to #16 (overtook India). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1973
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
1974
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1983
Floating of the dollar curated

AUD begins floating; financial deregulation follows.

1984
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1985
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1999
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2005
Fell 189 places in global rank auto

FDI, 1970-2025

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19701985200020152025-25.09B6.17B37.44B68.71B
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