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Two-way investment brief

Australia–British Virgin Islands

At the end of 2025, investors from British Virgin Islands held A$30.6 bn of direct investment in Australia, making it Australia’s 9th-largest source of foreign direct investment (2.4% of the total). That stock rose 5.7% over the year and has grown 3.6% a year on average over the past decade. Globally, British Virgin Islands was the world’s 12th-largest source of FDI outflows in 2024 ($59.5 bn, World Bank).
Data (CSV)British Virgin Islands global profile

British Virgin Islands direct investment in Australia

A$30.6 bn

+5.7%vs 20249th largest

Total British Virgin Islands investment in Australia

A$33.0 bn

19th largest · 0.6%

Australian direct investment in British Virgin Islands

—

Total Australian investment in British Virgin Islands

A$1.3 bn

Levels at 31 Dec 2025

Trend

Direct investment in both directions

Direct investment levels, Australia–British Virgin Islands
  • British Virgin Islands in Australia
  • Australia in British Virgin Islands

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

British Virgin Islands’s investment in Australia by type
  • Direct investment
  • Portfolio investment
  • Other investment

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Annual direct investment flows

Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment

  • British Virgin Islands → Australia
  • Australia → British Virgin Islands

Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).

Economic outlook

British Virgin Islands’s economy

2025 at a glance

New FDI from British Virgin Islands
A$2.7 bn
New Australian FDI in British Virgin Islands
—
Direct investment income paid to investors
A$1.2 bn
Direct investment income earned by Australians
—

British Virgin Islands globally (World Bank)

FDI outflows, 2024
$59.5 bn · 12th
FDI inflows, 2024
$53.6 bn
GDP
—
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.