Two-way investment brief
Australia–Syria
Syria direct investment in Australia
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Total Syria investment in Australia
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Australian direct investment in Syria
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Total Australian investment in Syria
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Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Syria in Australia
- Australia in Syria
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
- Syria → Australia
- Australia → Syria
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Syria 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$5 m
Goods exports to Syria, 2025
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Goods imports from Syria, 2025
A$5 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Syria
- Imports from Syria
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 Syria
- Imports from Syria
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Syria’s economy
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Syria
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- New Australian FDI in Syria
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Syria globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 1989
- $0 k · 120th
- FDI inflows, 2011
- $804 m
- GDP, 2022
- $23.7 bn
- Region · income
- Middle East & North Africa · Low income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.