Two-way investment brief
Australia–Mongolia
Mongolia direct investment in Australia
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Total Mongolia investment in Australia
A$3 m
Australian direct investment in Mongolia
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Total Australian investment in Mongolia
A$408 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Mongolia in Australia
- Australia in Mongolia
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
- Mongolia → Australia
- Australia → Mongolia
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Mongolia 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$47 m
Goods exports to Mongolia, 2025
A$46 m
Goods imports from Mongolia, 2025
A$600 k
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Mongolia
- Imports from Mongolia
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 Mongolia
- Imports from Mongolia
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Mongolia’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 5.1% | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.2% |
| Inflation | 6.2% | 8.6% | 7.4% | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −10.4% | −8.6% | −7.9% | −8.6% | −8.8% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | 1.4% | 1.7% | −0.5% | −2.6% | −3.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 44.1% | 45.1% | 43.7% | 45.8% | 49.9% |
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 Mongolia
- —
- New Australian FDI in Mongolia
- A$35 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Mongolia globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $56 m · 104th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $2.8 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $25.4 bn
- Region · income
- East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.