Two-way investment brief
Australia–Greece
Greece direct investment in Australia
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Total Greece investment in Australia
A$190 m
Australian direct investment in Greece
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Total Australian investment in Greece
A$1.1 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Greece in Australia
- Australia in Greece
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
- Greece → Australia
- Australia → Greece
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Greece 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$2.5 bn
Goods exports to Greece, 2025
A$286 m
Goods imports from Greece, 2025
A$408 m
Services trade, 2025
A$1.9 bn
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Greece
- Imports from Greece
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 Greece
- Imports from Greece
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Greece’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| Inflation | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1% | 8.9% | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −7.2% | −5.7% | −6.4% | −5.7% | −5.0% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.6% | −0.2% | −0.2% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 155.4% | 145.7% | 136.9% | 130.3% | 125.2% |
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 Greece
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- New Australian FDI in Greece
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Greece globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $2.2 bn · 44th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $6.7 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $281 bn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.