Key information about Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment

• Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 37.198 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 23.700 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 1988 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 56.253 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of -31.441 USD bn in Mar 2020.

CEIC converts quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Foreign Portfolio Investment in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment

• In the latest reports of Australia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.177 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 12.147 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Australia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 12.098 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 440.147 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Key information about Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP

• Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at 8.0 % in Dec 2024.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 5.2 % for Sep 2024.
• Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 4.9 % from Sep 1988 to Dec 2024, with 146 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 18.1 % in Mar 2006 and a record low of -9.8 % in Mar 2020.
• Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Foreign Portfolio Investment in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.

As of 2023, the largest foreign portfolio investment transaction in Australia recorded came from Belgium with around 32 billion Australian dollars. Hong Kong withdrew their portfolio investment in Australia by 17.56 billion Australian dollars.

As of 2023, the portfolio investment debt of foreign investment in Australia was around 1.4 trillion Australian dollars. The portfolio investment equity of Australian investment abroad was roughly 1.2 trillion Australian dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Assets for Australia (DISCONTINUED) (BPFAPI02AUQ636N) from Q3 1988 to Q4 2013 about financial account, BOP, Australia, investment, financial, and assets.

In a survey conducted among active investors in Australia in 2021, approximately one fifth of respondents indicated that their current investment portfolio had a value below five thousand Australian dollars. Around ten percent of respondents said their portfolio has a value of between five and ten thousand Australian dollars.

Key information about Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities

• Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities increased by 5.0 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a drop of 9.6 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Australia Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 1988 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 49.9 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of -27.9 USD bn in Dec 2004.

CEIC converts quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Key information about Australia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Australia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 2.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 3.9 % in the previous quarter.
• Australia Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 1959 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 19.2 % in Dec 2004 and a record low -21.3 % in Jun 2005.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Invesetment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Australia Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Australia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 12.1 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Australia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 12.1 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 37.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 440.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Australia Portfolio Investment Assets: Indonesia data was reported at 2.615 USD bn in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.997 USD bn for Dec 2022. Australia Portfolio Investment Assets: Indonesia data is updated semiannually, averaging 974.620 USD mn from Dec 1997 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.615 USD bn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 14.297 USD mn in Dec 2001. Australia Portfolio Investment Assets: Indonesia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.CPIS: BPM6: Portfolio Investment Assets: by Country: Bi-annual.

Net portfolio investment of Australia sank by 118.46% from -80,275,727,948 US dollars in 2022 to 14,817,046,970 US dollars in 2023. Since the 2,315.76% jump in 2021, net portfolio investment plummeted by 82.60% in 2023. Portfolio investment excluding liabilities constituting foreign authorities' reserves covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Account: Net Portfolio Investment for Australia (DISCONTINUED) (BPFAPI10AUQ636N) from Q3 1959 to Q4 2013 about financial account, BOP, Australia, investment, financial, and Net.

Australia Funds Outflow: OECD: Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities data was reported at -30,382.000 AUD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -12,892.000 AUD mn for 2022. Australia Funds Outflow: OECD: Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities data is updated yearly, averaging -16,986.000 AUD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2023, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,413.000 AUD mn in 2008 and a record low of -134,500.000 AUD mn in 2021. Australia Funds Outflow: OECD: Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.O015: Australian Investment Abroad: BPM6.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Account: Portfolio Investment Assets for Australia (DISCONTINUED) (BPFAPI02AUA636N) from 1989 to 2013 about financial account, BOP, Australia, investment, financial, and assets.

Australia Portfolio Investment Liabilities: Tuvalu data was reported at 0.000 USD mn in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 USD mn for 2010. Australia Portfolio Investment Liabilities: Tuvalu data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 USD mn from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2023, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 USD mn in 2023. Australia Portfolio Investment Liabilities: Tuvalu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.CPIS: BPM6: Portfolio Investment Liabilities: by Country: Annual.

This statistic shows the annual flow of foreign direct investments (FDI) from China to Australia between 2013 and 2023. In 2023, the outflow of FDI from China to Australia reached around 0.55 billion U.S. dollars.

In a survey conducted in 2020 about investments in Australia, about 41 percent of respondents who participated said their investment portfolio was greater than 100 thousand Australian dollars. The study also reported that about two percent of respondents had no investments.

Australia BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data was reported at 14.817 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -80.276 USD bn for 2022. Australia BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -12.271 USD bn from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2023, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.145 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of -80.276 USD bn in 2022. Australia BOP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. In BPM6, the headings of the financial account have been changed from credits and debits to net acquisition of financial assets and net incurrence of liabilities; i.e., all changes due to credit and debit entries are recorded on a net basis separately for financial assets and liabilities. Financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities; signs are reversed from previous editions.

In a survey conducted among active investors in Australia in 2021, over one third of respondents indicated that they currently held only one product type in their investment portfolio. Around one quarter of respondents said they currently held two product types.

In Australia in 2021, the average portfolio size of cryptocurrency investors in the 18 to 24 year age group was around 1,328 Australian dollars. The average portfolio size increased with age, with investors aged 60 years or over having an average of around 8,815 Australian dollars.

Australia IIP: Assets: Portfolio Investment: EF: Central Bank data was reported at -618.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of -576.000 AUD mn for Sep 2024. Australia IIP: Assets: Portfolio Investment: EF: Central Bank data is updated quarterly, averaging -251.000 AUD mn from Sep 1988 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 146 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 AUD mn in Jun 2006 and a record low of -618.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024. Australia IIP: Assets: Portfolio Investment: EF: Central Bank data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.JB037: BPM6: International Investment Position.