The paper prepares a comparative analysis for macroeconomic performance of Australia and New Zealand. For the purpose of analyzing economic state of two nations per capita GDP and purchasing power are compared. The economic resilience of the two nations has been analyzed by examining the pace of recovery from GFC. The report also evaluates the relation between FDI growth and that of other macroeconomic variables such as real GDP growth rate, inflation rate, net export growth rate and growth of exchange rate. The chosen sample period for the analysis ranged from 1990 to 2015. Based on the obtained result, the paper provides some recommendation for enhancing inflow of FDI.