Two-way investment brief
Australia–Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea direct investment in Australia
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Total Papua New Guinea investment in Australia
A$1.9 bn
Australian direct investment in Papua New Guinea
A$25.4 bn
Total Australian investment in Papua New Guinea
A$28.3 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Papua New Guinea in Australia
- Australia in Papua New Guinea
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
- Papua New Guinea → Australia
- Australia → Papua New Guinea
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Papua New Guinea 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$9.9 bn
Goods exports to Papua New Guinea, 2025
A$2.7 bn
Goods imports from Papua New Guinea, 2025
A$6.1 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$1.0 bn
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Papua New Guinea
- Imports from Papua New Guinea
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 Papua New Guinea
- Imports from Papua New Guinea
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Papua New Guinea’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.9% | 5.6% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.2% |
| Inflation | 0.6% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | 15.6% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −3.3% | −2.4% | −1.1% | −0.1% | −0.1% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 53.3% | 52.1% | 49.2% | 46.4% | 43.2% |
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 Papua New Guinea
- —
- New Australian FDI in Papua New Guinea
- A$1.7 bn
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Papua New Guinea globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $770 m · 54th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- −$198 m
- GDP, 2025
- $32.5 bn
- Region · income
- East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.