Two-way investment brief
Australia–Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia direct investment in Australia
−A$9 m
Total Saudi Arabia investment in Australia
A$2.6 bn
Australian direct investment in Saudi Arabia
—
Total Australian investment in Saudi Arabia
A$3.2 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Saudi Arabia in Australia
- Australia in Saudi Arabia
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
- Saudi Arabia → Australia
- Australia → Saudi Arabia
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Saudi Arabia 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$2.6 bn
Goods exports to Saudi Arabia, 2025
A$1.5 bn
Goods imports from Saudi Arabia, 2025
A$1.1 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Saudi Arabia
- Imports from Saudi Arabia
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 Saudi Arabia
- Imports from Saudi Arabia
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Saudi Arabia’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 2.6% | 4.5% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
| Inflation | 1.5% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | — | — | — | — |
| Current account, % GDP | −1.3% | −3.0% | −1.6% | −3.0% | −3.5% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −2.5% | −5.8% | −3.5% | −3.4% | −3.6% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 25.9% | 31.7% | 32.1% | 34.8% | 37.1% |
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 Saudi Arabia
- A$8 m
- New Australian FDI in Saudi Arabia
- A$35 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Saudi Arabia globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $27.6 bn · 19th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $32.6 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $1.28 tn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.