Two-way investment brief
Australia–Egypt
Egypt direct investment in Australia
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Total Egypt investment in Australia
A$24 m
Australian direct investment in Egypt
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Total Australian investment in Egypt
A$207 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Egypt in Australia
- Australia in Egypt
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
- Egypt → Australia
- Australia → Egypt
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Egypt 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$605 m
Goods exports to Egypt, 2025
A$482 m
Goods imports from Egypt, 2025
A$123 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Egypt
- Imports from Egypt
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 Egypt
- Imports from Egypt
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Egypt’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 2.4% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| Inflation | 33.3% | 20.4% | 13.2% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 6.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | −5.4% | −4.2% | −4.2% | −4.6% | −3.9% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −7.1% | −6.6% | −12.1% | −8.9% | −7.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 90.9% | 86.8% | 87.0% | 84.9% | 82.0% |
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 Egypt
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- New Australian FDI in Egypt
- —
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Egypt globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $508 m · 60th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $15.5 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $365 bn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.