Two-way investment brief
Australia–Netherlands
Netherlands direct investment in Australia
A$42.0 bn
Total Netherlands investment in Australia
A$88.7 bn
Australian direct investment in Netherlands
A$11.0 bn
Total Australian investment in Netherlands
A$57.6 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Netherlands in Australia
- Australia in Netherlands
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
- Netherlands → Australia
- Australia → Netherlands
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Netherlands 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$9.3 bn
Goods exports to Netherlands, 2025
A$4.2 bn
Goods imports from Netherlands, 2025
A$2.9 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$2.2 bn
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Netherlands
- Imports from Netherlands
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 Netherlands
- Imports from Netherlands
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Netherlands’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 1.1% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Inflation | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
| Current account, % GDP | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.7% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −0.9% | −1.8% | −2.7% | −2.1% | −2.1% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 43.7% | 43.3% | 44.1% | 44.5% | 44.9% |
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 Netherlands
- A$7.1 bn
- New Australian FDI in Netherlands
- −A$352 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- A$6.5 bn
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Netherlands globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- −$5.9 bn · 167th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- −$17.1 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $1.33 tn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.