Two-way investment brief
Australia–Bangladesh
Bangladesh direct investment in Australia
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Total Bangladesh investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Bangladesh
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Total Australian investment in Bangladesh
A$57 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Bangladesh in Australia
- Australia in Bangladesh
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
- Bangladesh → Australia
- Australia → Bangladesh
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Bangladesh 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$3.3 bn
Goods exports to Bangladesh, 2025
A$1.8 bn
Goods imports from Bangladesh, 2025
A$1.5 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Bangladesh
- Imports from Bangladesh
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 Bangladesh
- Imports from Bangladesh
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Bangladesh’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| Inflation | 9.7% | 10.0% | 9.2% | 6.0% | 5.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −1.4% | 0.0% | −0.6% | −1.2% | −1.4% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −3.7% | −2.9% | −4.3% | −4.7% | −5.5% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 41.0% | 42.0% | 41.8% | 43.2% | 45.3% |
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 Bangladesh
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- New Australian FDI in Bangladesh
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Bangladesh globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $34 m · 113th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $1.8 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $456 bn
- Region · income
- South Asia · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.