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Two-way investment brief

Australia–Peru

Australian direct investment in Peru was A$705 m — the 26th-largest destination for Australian direct investment abroad. Peru was Australia’s 33rd-largest two-way trading partner in 2025 (goods and services, A$3.1 bn; 0.2% of Australia’s trade). Globally, Peru was the world’s 50th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($1.1 bn, World Bank).

Peru direct investment in Australia

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Total Peru investment in Australia

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FDI + portfolio + other

Australian direct investment in Peru

A$705 m

−12.6%vs 202426th largest destination

Total Australian investment in Peru

A$2.1 bn

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–Peru
  • Peru in Australia
  • Australia in Peru

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

Peru’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

  • Peru → Australia
  • Australia → Peru

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

Trade relationship

Australia–Peru 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$3.1 bn

33rd largest partner · 0.2%

Goods exports to Peru, 2025

A$124 m

12 months to July 2026: A$136 m

Goods imports from Peru, 2025

A$2.6 bn

12 months to July 2026: A$3.8 bn

Services trade, 2025

A$308 m

Exports A$188 m · imports A$120 m
Goods trade

Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)

  • Exports to Peru
  • Imports from Peru

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 Peru
  • Imports from Peru

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

Economic outlook

Peru’s economy

IMF World Economic Outlook202420252026forecast2027forecast2028forecast
Real GDP growth3.5%3.4%2.8%2.8%2.8%
Inflation2.4%1.5%2.5%1.8%2.0%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.9%6.3%6.3%6.5%
Current account, % GDP2.2%3.1%3.4%2.5%1.2%
Fiscal balance, % GDP−3.5%−2.4%−2.0%−2.0%−1.9%
Government gross debt, % GDP32.1%30.2%30.0%30.9%31.6%

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 Peru
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New Australian FDI in Peru
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Direct investment income paid to investors
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Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Peru globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$1.1 bn · 50th
FDI inflows, 2025
$10.4 bn
GDP, 2025
$335 bn
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.