Australia vs Mexico: Foreign direct investment, net

Australia
-41.07 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Mexico
-31.80 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
193rd
Mexico rank
192nd

Foreign direct investment, net over time

  • Australia
  • Mexico
-50.0B-25.0B025.0B50.0B197920022025

How they compare

Mexico currently reports -31.80 billion BoP, current US$ against -41.07 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 9.27 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Mexico ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 193rd and Mexico ranks 192nd of 196 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,300 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.