Two-way investment brief

Australia–Canada

At the end of 2025, investors from Canada held A$83.5 bn of direct investment in Australia, making it Australia’s 4th-largest source of foreign direct investment (6.4% of the total). That stock rose 4.2% over the year and has grown 12.9% a year on average over the past decade. Australian direct investment in Canada was A$42.2 bn — the 4th-largest destination for Australian direct investment abroad. The relationship is weighted towards Canada investing in Australia (2.0× Australia’s direct investment there). Canada was Australia’s 16th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$13.5 bn; 1.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Canada was the world’s 5th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($89.4 bn, World Bank).

Data (CSV)Canada global profile

Canada direct investment in Australia

A$83.5 bn

+4.2%vs 20244th largest

Total Canada investment in Australia

A$107 bn

8th largest · 2.1%

Australian direct investment in Canada

A$42.2 bn

+3.9%vs 20244th largest destination

Total Australian investment in Canada

A$145 bn

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Canada

Canada in Australia
Australia in Canada

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

Canada’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

Canada → Australia
Australia → Canada

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

Trade relationship

Australia–Canada 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$13.5 bn

16th largest partner · 1.0%

Goods exports to Canada, 2025

A$4.1 bn

12 months to July 2026: A$3.9 bn

Goods imports from Canada, 2025

A$4.4 bn

12 months to July 2026: A$4.4 bn

Services trade, 2025

A$4.9 bn

Exports A$2.0 bn · imports A$2.9 bn

Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

Exports to Canada
Imports from Canada

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 Canada
Imports from Canada

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

Economic outlook

Canada’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook	2024	2025	2026forecast	2027forecast	2028forecast
Real GDP growth	2.0%	1.7%	1.5%	1.9%	1.7%
Inflation	2.4%	2.1%	2.5%	2.1%	2.0%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	6.9%	6.5%	6.3%	6.2%
Current account, % GDP	−0.5%	−0.9%	−0.2%	−0.3%	−0.4%
Fiscal balance, % GDP	−2.1%	−1.8%	−2.7%	−2.5%	−2.2%
Government gross debt, % GDP	110.0%	113.5%	110.7%	109.5%	108.1%

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 Canada: A$1.1 bn
New Australian FDI in Canada: A$200 m
Direct investment income paid to investors: —
Direct investment income earned by Australians: A$336 m

Canada globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024: $89.4 bn · 5th
FDI inflows, 2025: $69.0 bn
GDP, 2025: $2.32 tn
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.