Two-way investment brief

Australia–Indonesia

At the end of 2025, investors from Indonesia held A$39 m of direct investment in Australia, making it Australia’s 36th-largest source of foreign direct investment (0.0% of the total). Australian direct investment in Indonesia was A$2.0 bn — the 18th-largest destination for Australian direct investment abroad. The relationship is weighted towards Australian investment in Indonesia (50.1× Indonesia’s direct investment in Australia). Indonesia was Australia’s 10th-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$32.7 bn; 2.5% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Indonesia was the world’s 31st-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($8.4 bn, World Bank).

Data (CSV)Indonesia global profile

Indonesia direct investment in Australia

A$39 m

36th largest

Total Indonesia investment in Australia

A$1.1 bn

41st largest · 0.0%

Australian direct investment in Indonesia

A$2.0 bn

−7.8%vs 202418th largest destination

Total Australian investment in Indonesia

A$6.9 bn

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Indonesia

Indonesia in Australia
Australia in Indonesia

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

Indonesia’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

Indonesia → Australia
Australia → Indonesia

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

Trade relationship

Australia–Indonesia 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$32.7 bn

10th largest partner · 2.5%

Goods exports to Indonesia, 2025

A$12.1 bn

12 months to July 2026: A$13.5 bn

Goods imports from Indonesia, 2025

A$6.5 bn

12 months to July 2026: A$6.1 bn

Services trade, 2025

A$14.1 bn

Exports A$3.2 bn · imports A$10.8 bn

Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

Exports to Indonesia
Imports from Indonesia

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 Indonesia
Imports from Indonesia

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

Economic outlook

Indonesia’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook	2024	2025	2026forecast	2027forecast	2028forecast
Real GDP growth	5.0%	5.1%	5.0%	5.1%	5.2%
Inflation	2.3%	1.9%	3.0%	2.6%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.9%	4.9%	4.8%	4.7%
Current account, % GDP	−0.6%	−0.1%	−1.1%	−0.9%	−0.8%
Fiscal balance, % GDP	−2.3%	−2.9%	−2.9%	−2.9%	−2.9%
Government gross debt, % GDP	40.2%	41.0%	41.5%	41.8%	42.0%

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 Indonesia: A$28 m
New Australian FDI in Indonesia: −A$324 m
Direct investment income paid to investors: —
Direct investment income earned by Australians: —

Indonesia globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024: $8.4 bn · 31st
FDI inflows, 2025: $22.3 bn
GDP, 2025: $1.45 tn
Region · income: East Asia & Pacific · 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.