Two-way investment brief
Australia–Puerto Rico (US)
Puerto Rico (US) direct investment in Australia
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Total Puerto Rico (US) investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Puerto Rico (US)
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Total Australian investment in Puerto Rico (US)
A$81 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Puerto Rico (US) in Australia
- Australia in Puerto Rico (US)
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
- Puerto Rico (US) → Australia
- Australia → Puerto Rico (US)
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Puerto Rico (US) 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$288 m
Goods exports to Puerto Rico (US), 2025
A$15 m
Goods imports from Puerto Rico (US), 2025
A$273 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Puerto Rico (US)
- Imports from Puerto Rico (US)
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 Puerto Rico (US)
- Imports from Puerto Rico (US)
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Puerto Rico (US)’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.2% | −0.8% | −0.1% | 1.0% | 0.6% |
| Inflation | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.6% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 5.8% | 5.9% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −0.5% | −0.4% | −0.4% | −0.4% | −0.6% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 16.9% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 19.3% | 19.5% |
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 Puerto Rico (US)
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- New Australian FDI in Puerto Rico (US)
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Puerto Rico (US) globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows
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- FDI inflows
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- GDP, 2025
- $129 bn
- Region · income
- Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.