Australia vs China: Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt
Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 77.19 billion against 63.87 billion in China, a difference of 13.32 billion.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 8th and China ranks 10th of 245 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.03 billion | 43.87 billion | 1.16 billion | Australia |
| 2010s | 101.41 billion | 78.64 billion | 22.77 billion | Australia |
| 2020s | 91.61 billion | 76.41 billion | 15.20 billion | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 77.19 billion against 63.87 billion in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt between Australia and China?
- 13.32 billion, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for inward direct investment, net (liabilities less assets), debt?
- Australia ranks 8th and China ranks 10th of 245 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Inward Direct investment, Net (liabilities less assets), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.