Two-way investment brief
Australia–Brazil
Brazil direct investment in Australia
−A$6 m
Total Brazil investment in Australia
—
Australian direct investment in Brazil
A$3.6 bn
Total Australian investment in Brazil
A$13.8 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Brazil in Australia
- Australia in Brazil
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
- Brazil → Australia
- Australia → Brazil
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Brazil 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$2.9 bn
Goods exports to Brazil, 2025
A$1.4 bn
Goods imports from Brazil, 2025
A$1.5 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Brazil
- Imports from Brazil
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 Brazil
- Imports from Brazil
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Brazil’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| Inflation | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 7.4% |
| Current account, % GDP | −3.0% | −3.0% | −2.7% | −2.4% | −2.0% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −6.2% | −8.1% | −7.7% | −6.9% | −6.2% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 87.0% | 93.3% | 96.5% | 100.0% | 102.3% |
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 Brazil
- —
- New Australian FDI in Brazil
- A$782 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Brazil globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $26.3 bn · 20th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $77.7 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $2.28 tn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.