Two-way investment brief
Australia–Austria
Austria direct investment in Australia
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Total Austria investment in Australia
A$6.0 bn
Australian direct investment in Austria
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Total Australian investment in Austria
A$3.4 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Austria in Australia
- Australia in Austria
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Austria → Australia
- Australia → Austria
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Austria 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$2.0 bn
Goods exports to Austria, 2025
A$76 m
Goods imports from Austria, 2025
A$1.9 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Austria
- Imports from Austria
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Austria
- Imports from Austria
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Austria’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.3% |
| Inflation | 2.9% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Current account, % GDP | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 1.6% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −4.7% | −4.5% | −4.2% | −3.8% | −3.8% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 79.2% | 80.5% | 82.1% | 82.7% | 83.4% |
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 Austria
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- New Australian FDI in Austria
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Austria globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $13.8 bn · 23rd
- FDI inflows, 2025
- −$11.7 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $579 bn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.