Two-way investment brief
Australia–Vietnam
Vietnam direct investment in Australia
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Total Vietnam investment in Australia
A$1.1 bn
Australian direct investment in Vietnam
A$490 m
Total Australian investment in Vietnam
A$921 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Vietnam in Australia
- Australia in Vietnam
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
- Vietnam → Australia
- Australia → Vietnam
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Vietnam 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$29.8 bn
Goods exports to Vietnam, 2025
A$10.0 bn
Goods imports from Vietnam, 2025
A$12.9 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$6.9 bn
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Vietnam
- Imports from Vietnam
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 Vietnam
- Imports from Vietnam
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Vietnam’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 7.0% | 8.0% | 7.1% | 6.7% | 6.2% |
| Inflation | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.9% | 4.6% | 3.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Current account, % GDP | 6.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −1.5% | −2.2% | −2.0% | −1.6% | −1.4% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 31.2% | 30.3% | 29.8% | 29.0% | 28.3% |
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 Vietnam
- —
- New Australian FDI in Vietnam
- —
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- A$5 m
Vietnam globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $600 m · 58th
- FDI inflows, 2024
- $20.2 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $515 bn
- Region · income
- East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ 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.