Two-way investment brief
Australia–Bhutan
Bhutan direct investment in Australia
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Total Bhutan investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Bhutan
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Total Australian investment in Bhutan
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Bhutan in Australia
- Australia in Bhutan
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
- Bhutan → Australia
- Australia → Bhutan
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Bhutan 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 m
Goods exports to Bhutan, 2025
A$2 m
Goods imports from Bhutan, 2025
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Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Bhutan
- Imports from Bhutan
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 Bhutan
- Imports from Bhutan
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Bhutan’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 6.1% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Inflation | 4.3% | 2.6% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 4.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −20.4% | −18.9% | −19.3% | −21.9% | −21.7% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −1.8% | −2.7% | −2.9% | −4.3% | −4.2% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 108.7% | 103.6% | 120.3% | 122.9% | 122.4% |
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 Bhutan
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- New Australian FDI in Bhutan
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Bhutan globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows
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- FDI inflows, 2024
- $3 m
- GDP, 2025
- $3.6 bn
- Region · income
- South Asia · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.