Two-way investment brief
Australia–North Korea
North Korea direct investment in Australia
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Total North Korea investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in North Korea
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Total Australian investment in North Korea
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- North Korea in Australia
- Australia in North Korea
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
- North Korea → Australia
- Australia → North Korea
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Economic outlook
North Korea’s economy
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from North Korea
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- New Australian FDI in North Korea
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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North Korea globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows
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- FDI inflows, 1989
- $200 k
- GDP
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- Region · income
- East Asia & Pacific · Low income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.