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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Belarus

Globally, Belarus was the world’s 78th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($170 m, World Bank).
Data (CSV)Belarus global profile

Belarus direct investment in Australia

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Total Belarus investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Belarus

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Total Australian investment in Belarus

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Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

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

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

Belarus’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

  • Belarus → Australia
  • Australia → Belarus

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

Economic outlook

Belarus’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth4.3%1.3%1.2%1.0%1.0%
Inflation5.7%6.6%6.4%6.2%5.7%
Unemployment rate3.0%2.9%2.9%2.9%2.9%
Current account, % GDP−3.1%−2.6%−2.7%−3.4%−3.4%
Fiscal balance, % GDP0.5%0.2%−0.2%−0.2%−0.1%
Government gross debt, % GDP38.7%33.1%33.1%31.5%30.7%

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

FDI outflows, 2024
$170 m · 78th
FDI inflows, 2025
$1.6 bn
GDP, 2025
$93.4 bn
Region · income
Europe & Central Asia · Upper-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.