The total value (stock) of foreign investment in Australia stood at $3.0 trillion at the end of 2015.
The United States and the United Kingdom are the top two sources of investment in Australia, ahead of Belgium, Japan and Singapore.
Levels of Chinese and Indian investment in Australia have grown since 2005, reaching $75 billion and $12 billion respectively at the end of 2015.
Which countries invest in Australia?
2015
| Rank |
Country |
A$b |
% of total |
| 1 |
United States |
860.3 |
28.4 |
| 2 |
United Kingdom |
499.9 |
16.5 |
| 3 |
Belgium |
238.5 |
7.9 |
| 4 |
Japan |
199.6 |
6.6 |
| 5 |
Singapore |
98.6 |
3.3 |
| 6 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) |
85.4 |
2.8 |
| 7 |
China |
74.9 |
2.5 |
| 8 |
Netherlands |
63.0 |
2.1 |
| 9 |
Luxembourg |
58.3 |
1.9 |
| 10 |
Switzerland |
50.2 |
1.7 |
| 11 |
Germany |
41.2 |
1.4 |
| 12 |
New Zealand |
39.7 |
1.3 |
| 13 |
Canada |
38.8 |
1.3 |
| 14 |
Bermuda |
25.9 |
0.9 |
| 15 |
Republic of Korea |
23.3 |
0.8 |
| 16 |
Virgin Islands, British |
22.9 |
0.8 |
| 17 |
France |
22.1 |
0.7 |
| 18 |
Malaysia |
20.5 |
0.7 |
| 19 |
Ireland |
18.4 |
0.6 |
| 20 |
Cayman Islands |
13.8 |
0.5 |
Based on ABS catalogue 5352.0
Last Updated: May 2016
Australia’s rank in global foreign direct investment: Inward stock,
2014
| Rank |
Country |
US$b |
% of total |
| 1 |
United States |
5,409.9 |
22.0 |
| 2 |
United Kingdom |
1,662.9 |
6.8 |
| 3 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) |
1,549.8 |
6.3 |
| 4 |
China |
1,085.3 |
4.4 |
| 5 |
Singapore |
912.4 |
3.7 |
| 6 |
Brazil |
754.8 |
3.1 |
| 7 |
Germany |
743.5 |
3.0 |
| 8 |
France |
729.1 |
3.0 |
| 9 |
Spain |
721.9 |
2.9 |
| 10 |
Switzerland |
681.8 |
2.8 |
| 11 |
Netherlands |
664.4 |
2.7 |
| 12 |
Canada |
631.3 |
2.6 |
| 13 |
Australia |
564.6 |
2.3 |
| 14 |
Belgium |
525.6 |
2.1 |
| 15 |
British Virgin Islands |
511.4 |
2.1 |
| 16 |
Russian Federation |
378.5 |
1.5 |
| 17 |
Italy |
373.7 |
1.5 |
| 18 |
Ireland |
369.2 |
1.5 |
| 19 |
Mexico |
338.0 |
1.4 |
| 20 |
Sweden |
321.1 |
1.3 |
Source: UNCTADstat database.
Last Updated: October 2015