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Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 10 countries was 3.63 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Australia: 32.5 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Samoa: 0 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars, 2023 Global rank Available data
Australia 32.5 1 1970 - 2023
New Zealand 3.59 2 1970 - 2023
Papua N.G. 0.08 3 1970 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.08 4 1971 - 2023
N. Caledonia 0.05 5 2000 - 2023
Fiji 0.03 6 1970 - 2023
Kiribati 0.01 7 1979 - 2023
Samoa 0 8 1970 - 2023
Tonga 0 9 1971 - 2023
Vanuatu 0 10 1971 - 2023



Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. 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 ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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