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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Angola

Angola was Australia’s 146th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$9 m; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Angola was the world’s 115th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($33 m, World Bank).

Angola direct investment in Australia

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Total Angola investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Angola

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Total Australian investment in Angola

A$39 m

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Angola
  • Angola in Australia
  • Australia in Angola

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Angola’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • Angola → Australia
  • Australia → Angola

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Trade relationship

Australia–Angola trade

Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.

Two-way trade, 2025

A$9 m

146th largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Angola, 2025

A$9 m

12 months to July 2026: A$10 m

Goods imports from Angola, 2025

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12 months to July 2026: A$100 k

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —
Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

  • Exports to Angola
  • Imports from Angola

Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.

Services trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)

  • Exports to Angola
  • Imports from Angola

Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.

Economic outlook

Angola’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth5.0%3.1%2.3%2.6%2.8%
Inflation28.2%20.2%12.9%12.8%10.3%
Current account, % GDP5.3%0.4%2.2%1.0%0.8%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−1.2%−4.1%−2.4%−3.6%−3.9%
Government gross debt, % GDP57.1%51.3%51.6%53.5%55.2%

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Angola
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New Australian FDI in Angola
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Angola globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$33 m · 115th
FDI inflows, 2025
$1.1 bn
GDP, 2025
$122 bn
Region · income
Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income

Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)

OECD index data loading — see FDI openness

Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.