Two-way investment brief
Australia–Mexico
Mexico direct investment in Australia
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Total Mexico investment in Australia
A$501 m
Australian direct investment in Mexico
A$1.3 bn
Total Australian investment in Mexico
A$7.3 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Mexico in Australia
- Australia in Mexico
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
- Mexico → Australia
- Australia → Mexico
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Mexico 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$6.3 bn
Goods exports to Mexico, 2025
A$766 m
Goods imports from Mexico, 2025
A$5.1 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$435 m
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Mexico
- Imports from Mexico
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 Mexico
- Imports from Mexico
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Mexico’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| Inflation | 4.7% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Current account, % GDP | −0.9% | −0.4% | −0.4% | −0.5% | −0.6% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −5.8% | −4.9% | −4.4% | −3.5% | −3.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 59.1% | 61.8% | 62.7% | 63.1% | 63.1% |
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 Mexico
- A$20 m
- New Australian FDI in Mexico
- A$101 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Mexico globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $13.0 bn · 25th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $43.1 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $1.83 tn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.