Two-way investment brief

Australia–Luxembourg

At the end of 2025, investors from Luxembourg held A$6.4 bn of direct investment in Australia, making it Australia’s 19th-largest source of foreign direct investment (0.5% of the total). That stock fell 8.7% over the year and has grown 8.7% a year on average over the past decade. Australian direct investment in Luxembourg was A$6.2 bn — the 10th-largest destination for Australian direct investment abroad. Direct investment is broadly balanced in both directions. Luxembourg was Australia’s 93rd-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$108 m; 0.0% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Luxembourg was the world’s 4th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($109 bn, World Bank).

Data (CSV)Luxembourg global profile

Luxembourg direct investment in Australia

A$6.4 bn

−8.7%vs 202419th largest

Total Luxembourg investment in Australia

A$165 bn

6th largest · 3.2%

Australian direct investment in Luxembourg

A$6.2 bn

10th largest destination

Total Australian investment in Luxembourg

A$46.1 bn

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Luxembourg

Luxembourg in Australia
Australia in Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg’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

Luxembourg → Australia
Australia → Luxembourg

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

Trade relationship

Australia–Luxembourg 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$108 m

93rd largest partner · 0.0%

Goods exports to Luxembourg, 2025

A$65 m

12 months to July 2026: A$68 m

Goods imports from Luxembourg, 2025

A$43 m

12 months to July 2026: A$44 m

Services trade, 2025

A$0 k

Exports — · imports —

Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

Exports to Luxembourg
Imports from Luxembourg

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 Luxembourg
Imports from Luxembourg

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

Economic outlook

Luxembourg’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook	2024	2025	2026forecast	2027forecast	2028forecast
Real GDP growth	0.4%	0.6%	1.6%	1.7%	2.1%
Inflation	2.3%	2.5%	2.1%	2.2%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.0%	5.9%	6.1%	6.0%
Current account, % GDP	4.3%	4.7%	4.5%	4.7%	4.9%
Fiscal balance, % GDP	0.9%	−1.0%	−1.2%	−1.2%	−2.4%
Government gross debt, % GDP	26.3%	27.0%	28.0%	28.9%	30.5%

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 Luxembourg: −A$268 m
New Australian FDI in Luxembourg: —
Direct investment income paid to investors: A$214 m
Direct investment income earned by Australians: A$24 m

Luxembourg globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024: $109 bn · 4th
FDI inflows, 2025: −$93.9 bn
GDP, 2025: $101 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.