Two-way investment brief
Australia–Iran
Iran direct investment in Australia
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Total Iran investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Iran
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Total Australian investment in Iran
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Iran in Australia
- Australia in Iran
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
- Iran → Australia
- Australia → Iran
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Iran 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$148 m
Goods exports to Iran, 2025
A$114 m
Goods imports from Iran, 2025
A$34 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Iran
- Imports from Iran
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 Iran
- Imports from Iran
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Iran’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.7% | −1.5% | −6.1% | 3.2% | 1.5% |
| Inflation | 32.5% | 50.9% | 68.9% | 39.6% | 33.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.6% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | 3.2% | 0.6% | −1.8% | −0.2% | 0.9% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −2.7% | −5.7% | −5.2% | −4.7% | −4.3% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 31.2% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 38.2% | 39.8% |
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 Iran
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- New Australian FDI in Iran
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Iran globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $89 m · 90th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $1.4 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $363 bn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.