Two-way investment brief
Australia–Kuwait
Kuwait direct investment in Australia
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Total Kuwait investment in Australia
A$16.9 bn
Australian direct investment in Kuwait
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Total Australian investment in Kuwait
A$359 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Kuwait in Australia
- Australia in Kuwait
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
- Kuwait → Australia
- Australia → Kuwait
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Kuwait 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$525 m
Goods exports to Kuwait, 2025
A$523 m
Goods imports from Kuwait, 2025
A$2 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Kuwait
- Imports from Kuwait
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 Kuwait
- Imports from Kuwait
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Kuwait’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −1.5% | 3.5% | −0.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% |
| Inflation | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| Current account, % GDP | 29.0% | 23.3% | 26.0% | 21.8% | 19.4% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | 26.0% | 28.4% | 27.6% | 29.5% | 29.4% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 2.9% | 14.6% | 22.3% | 27.5% | 32.1% |
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 Kuwait
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- New Australian FDI in Kuwait
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Kuwait globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $10.3 bn · 28th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $413 m
- GDP, 2025
- $157 bn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.