Two-way investment brief
Australia–Israel
Israel direct investment in Australia
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Total Israel investment in Australia
A$8.5 bn
Australian direct investment in Israel
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Total Australian investment in Israel
A$3.1 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Israel in Australia
- Australia in Israel
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
- Israel → Australia
- Australia → Israel
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Israel 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$979 m
Goods exports to Israel, 2025
A$195 m
Goods imports from Israel, 2025
A$784 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Israel
- Imports from Israel
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 Israel
- Imports from Israel
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Israel’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 1.0% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Inflation | 3.1% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | 2.9% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −8.1% | −5.2% | −5.9% | −4.9% | −5.1% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 67.7% | 68.5% | 69.8% | 70.2% | 71.0% |
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 Israel
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- New Australian FDI in Israel
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Israel globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $9.9 bn · 30th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $26.2 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $611 bn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.