In the year 2023, the United States was the leading foreign investor in Australia, with investments amounting to around **** billion Australian dollars. The second leading foreign investor in Australia was the United Kingdom.

As of 2022, the United States was the leading economic investor in Australia, with a share of **** percent of the total foreign investments in Australia. The United Kingdom followed with a share of **** percent.

Key information about Australia Foreign Direct Investment

• Australia Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 12.1 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with an increase of 17.5 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Australia Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 1959 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 46.4 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of -38.8 USD bn in Jun 2005.

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


Related information about Australia Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of Australia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.2 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.

Foreign Direct Investment in Australia increased by 81000 AUD Million in 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Account: Liabilities: Direct Foreign Investment in Reporting Country for Australia (DISCONTINUED) (BPFADI03AUA637N) from 1960 to 2013 about FDI, financial account, foreign, BOP, Australia, liabilities, investment, and financial.

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.

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

India Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Australia data was reported at 1,938.910 INR mn in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2,967.010 INR mn for 2017. India Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Australia data is updated yearly, averaging 1,941.600 INR mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,862.160 INR mn in 2015 and a record low of 260.630 INR mn in 2005. India Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Australia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.OA022: Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Annual: by Country.

As of 2023, the largest foreign direct investment transaction in Australia came from the U.S. with over ** billion Australian dollars. The Netherlands withdrew their direct investments in Australia by over ** billion Australian dollars.

Australia Funds Inflow: United States of America: Direct Investment data was reported at 35,793.000 AUD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,196.000 AUD mn for 2022. Australia Funds Inflow: United States of America: Direct Investment data is updated yearly, averaging 10,924.000 AUD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2023, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41,297.000 AUD mn in 2004 and a record low of -59,752.000 AUD mn in 2005. Australia Funds Inflow: United States of America: Direct Investment 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.O016: Foreign Investment in Australia: BPM6.

Australia Funds Inflow: New Zealand: Direct Investment data was reported at -304.000 AUD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,559.000 AUD mn for 2022. Australia Funds Inflow: New Zealand: Direct Investment data is updated yearly, averaging 17.000 AUD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2023, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,562.000 AUD mn in 2006 and a record low of -1,159.000 AUD mn in 2001. Australia Funds Inflow: New Zealand: Direct Investment 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.O016: Foreign Investment in Australia: BPM6.

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

In the third quarter of 2023, the number of approved foreign residential real estate investment proposals in Australia was the highest for China, which accounted for *** proposals valued at *** billion Australian dollars. India followed with *** proposals valued *** billion Australian dollars in the same quarter.

Australia Funds Inflow: China: Direct Investment data was reported at 873.000 AUD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -3,385.000 AUD mn for 2022. Australia Funds Inflow: China: Direct Investment data is updated yearly, averaging 2,626.000 AUD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2023, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,855.000 AUD mn in 2014 and a record low of -3,385.000 AUD mn in 2022. Australia Funds Inflow: China: Direct Investment 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.O016: Foreign Investment in Australia: BPM6.

In 2023, there was just over **** trillion Australian dollars worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Australia across all industries. This was an increase from the value of **** trillion Australian dollars recorded for 2022, and considerably above the values for 2018 and 2017. FDI in mining & quarrying was the highest of any industry for all years under consideration in this statistic.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 2.82 percent. The highest value was in Palau: 16.97 percent and the lowest value was in Samoa: 0.26 percent. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

This dataset provides values for FOREIGN BOND INVESTMENT. reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

In 2023, financial derivates amounted to around *** billion Australian dollars out of the total value of roughly *** trillion Australian dollars of foreign investment stocks in the country. This was a decrease from the previous year, when financial derivates amounted to around *** billion Australian dollars.

Australia Funds Inflow: Total All Countries data was reported at -325,325.000 AUD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -109,479.000 AUD mn for 2022. Australia Funds Inflow: Total All Countries data is updated yearly, averaging 82,710.000 AUD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2023, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 173,683.000 AUD mn in 2006 and a record low of -325,325.000 AUD mn in 2023. Australia Funds Inflow: Total All Countries 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.O016: Foreign Investment in Australia: BPM6.