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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Bermuda

At the end of 2025, investors from Bermuda held A$52.4 bn of direct investment in Australia, making it Australia’s 5th-largest source of foreign direct investment (4.0% of the total). That stock fell 0.8% over the year and has grown 3.6% a year on average over the past decade. Bermuda was Australia’s 173rd-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$800 k; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Bermuda was the world’s 114th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($34 m, World Bank).

Bermuda direct investment in Australia

A$52.4 bn

−0.8%vs 20245th largest

Total Bermuda investment in Australia

A$58.5 bn

15th largest · 1.1%

Australian direct investment in Bermuda

—

Total Australian investment in Bermuda

A$42.4 bn

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

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

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

Bermuda’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

  • Bermuda → Australia
  • Australia → Bermuda

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

Trade relationship

Australia–Bermuda 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$800 k

173rd largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Bermuda, 2025

A$800 k

12 months to July 2026: A$1 m

Goods imports from Bermuda, 2025

—

12 months to July 2026: A$200 k

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —
Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

  • Exports to Bermuda
  • Imports from Bermuda

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 Bermuda
  • Imports from Bermuda

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

Economic outlook

Bermuda’s economy

2025 at a glance

New FDI from Bermuda
−A$990 m
New Australian FDI in Bermuda
A$358 m
Direct investment income paid to investors
−A$118 m
Direct investment income earned by Australians
—

Bermuda globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$34 m · 114th
FDI inflows, 2024
$118 m
GDP, 2024
$9.2 bn
Region · income
North America · 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.