International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics

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Supplementary statistics on Australia's international investment position by counterpart countries

Reference period

2021

Released

6/05/2022

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Key statistics

Australia’s IIP was a liability of $809.4b at 31 December 2021, a narrowing of $183.0b from the end of 2020.
Foreign investment in Australia rose $92.3b to $4,136.1b.
Australian investment abroad rose $275.3b to $3,326.7b.

Level of investment

Level of investment, by components, 31 December 2021
	Foreign Investment in Australia ($b)	Australian Investment Abroad ($b)
Direct Investment	1,061.5	852.9
Portfolio Investment - equity	808.4	1,210.2
Portfolio Investment - debt	1,356.7	400.3
Financial Derivatives	312.4	301.7
Other Investment	597.0	476.7
Reserve Assets	0	84.9

Level of investment, by components, 31 December 2021

["","Foreign Investment in Australia","Australian Investment Abroad"]

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International Investment Position, by year (2001 - 2021)
	International Investment Position ($b)	Foreign Investment in Australia ($b)	Australian Investment Abroad ($b)
2001	350.5	892.2	541.6
2002	399.2	955.2	556.0
2003	439.0	1,044.7	605.7
2004	488.3	1,208.3	720.0
2005	529.0	1,305.4	776.4
2006	589.2	1,555.3	966.1
2007	640.4	1,756.3	1,116.0
2008	702.4	1,827.7	1,125.4
2009	758.8	1,956.6	1,197.9
2010	754.1	2,030.1	1,276.1
2011	798.0	2,107.1	1,309.1
2012	816.8	2,271.8	1,455.0
2013	823.6	2,546.7	1,723.1
2014	847.6	2,830.9	1,983.3
2015	922.1	3,075.0	2,152.9
2016	969.1	3,243.2	2,274.2
2017	1,009.7	3,385.1	2,375.4
2018	1,037.8	3,603.5	2,565.8
2019	957.2	3,923.7	2,966.5
2020	992.4	4,043.8	3,051.4
2021	809.4	4,136.1	3,326.7

International Investment Position, by year (2001 - 2021)

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Level of foreign investment in Australia

The following graph and all subsequent graphs illustrate the levels of foreign investment from select countries and country groups for the past 5 years (2017-2021).

Level of foreign investment in Australia, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	3,385.111	918.337	610	524.824	226.627	118.861	108.69	65.08	45.616	46.47
2018	3,603.548	957.875	645.64	614.777	234.392	122.988	123.542	69.584	53.324	48.652
2019	3,923.686	1,014.305	691.749	723.881	244.536	133.418	144.312	80.578	60.498	66.463
2020	4,043.774	927.335	780.321	769.807	265.099	149.616	141.082	81.219	66.322	68.37
2021	4,136.12	1,053.019	762.965	718.562	258.735	154.274	126.85	91.795	76.462	69.076

Level of foreign investment in Australia, by country/country group, by year

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

Top 15 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	3,385,111	3,603,548	3,923,686	4,043,774	4,136,120
United States of America	918,337	957,875	1,014,305	927,335	1,053,019
EU (excludes UK)	610,000	645,640	691,749	780,321	762,965
United Kingdom	524,824	614,777	723,881	769,807	718,562
Japan	226,627	234,392	244,536	265,099	258,735
ASEAN	118,861	122,988	133,418	149,616	154,274
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	108,690	123,542	144,312	141,082	126,850
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	65,080	69,584	80,578	81,219	91,795
Canada	45,616	53,324	60,498	66,322	76,462
Switzerland	54,968	50,558	58,443	61,923	69,234
New Zealand	46,470	48,652	66,463	68,370	69,076
Bermuda	45,920	46,964	45,145	42,449	42,600
Korea, Republic of (South)	27,031	30,829	31,255	31,133	29,841
India	15,409	14,847	16,082	np	27,776
Virgin Islands, British	24,285	23,987	24,383	25,349	23,724
Cayman Islands	16,918	13,000	14,293	16,067	14,981

Level of Australian investment abroad

Levels of foreign investment from select countries and country groups for the past 5 years (2017-2021):

Level of Australian investment abroad, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	2,375.443	682.499	278.682	368.787	125.336	99.96	49.403	77.483	50.302	105.02
2018	2,565.772	730.629	296.723	431.971	114.156	108.206	59.823	79.335	80.616	97.689
2019	2,966.459	837.514	327.35	540.272	139.584	125.489	66.027	85.43	82.705	132.699
2020	3,051.389	870.23	336.65	627.951	108.356	93.374	68.138	65.323	94.397	126.256
2021	3,326.724	1,113.821	368.785	537.518	128.357	94.438	65.019	74.824	95.14	114.428

Level of Australian investment abroad, by country/country group, by year

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

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Top 15 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	-2,375,443	-2,565,772	-2,966,459	-3,051,389	-3,326,724
United States of America	-682,499	-730,629	-837,514	-870,230	-1,113,821
United Kingdom	-368,787	-431,971	-540,272	-627,951	-537,518
EU (excludes UK)	-278,682	-296,723	-327,350	-336,650	-368,785
Japan	-125,336	-114,156	-139,584	-108,356	-128,357
New Zealand	-105,020	-97,689	-132,699	-126,256	-114,428
Canada	-50,302	-80,616	-82,705	-94,397	-95,140
ASEAN	-99,960	-108,206	-125,489	-93,374	-94,438
Cayman Islands	-65,570	-79,453	-82,329	-80,846	-94,217
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	-77,483	-79,335	-85,430	-65,323	-74,824
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	-49,403	-59,823	-66,027	-68,138	-65,019
Bermuda	-41,983	-38,242	-39,020	-38,234	-39,239
Switzerland	-36,488	-26,664	-33,747	-30,239	-34,792
Korea, Republic of (South)	-19,990	-21,373	-22,253	-24,985	-27,068
Papua New Guinea	-18,233	-17,414	-17,058	-17,174	-24,829
India	-13,914	-15,616	-19,814	-15,300	-19,940

Financial account transactions

The financial account at 31 December 2021 recorded a deficit of $66.0b, following a deficit of $48.3b recorded at the end of 2020.

Foreign investment in Australia, direct and portfolio investment transactions

Direct investment recorded an inflow of $33.4b; and
Portfolio investment recorded an inflow of $76.4b

Foreign investment in Australia, Direct investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	60.2	8.9	7.4	16.4	6.4	5.7	2.5	0.9	3.1	-0.1
2018	91.4	24.0	19.4	8.0	9.3	5.6	1.4	4.4	7.3	0.8
2019	56.7	0.8	-2.3	27.5	12.0	4.7	2.0	4.3	5.6	-0.7
2020	24.3	-13.8	5.8	5.3	20.4	3.8	-0.7	1.6	1.9	0.6
2021	33.4	-8.8	8.4	9.3	3.4	8.6	0.6	1.9	8.8	-0.7

Foreign investment in Australia, Direct investment transactions, by country/country group, by year

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

Top 10 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	60,168	91,443	56,686	24,305	33,394
United Kingdom	16,377	7,985	27,532	5,329	9,287
Canada	3,132	7,274	5,641	1,884	8,825
United States of America	8,931	23,994	784	-13,817	-8,820
ASEAN	5,734	5,630	4,711	3,814	8,643
EU (excludes UK)	7,421	19,448	-2,322	5,777	8,374
Japan	6,382	9,258	11,966	20,434	3,352
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	874	4,385	4,348	1,613	1,943
United Arab Emirates	176	284	np	np	1,247
Switzerland	637	1,589	-394	151	922
New Zealand	-54	821	-672	566	-709

Foreign investment in Australia, Portfolio investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	103.8	46.9	45.9	-11.0	5.4	-2.4	0.4	-1.4	-2.1	0.7
2018	61.3	-10.2	21.6	42.5	-3.8	-0.4	12.9	-2.9	-0.2	4.5
2019	38.1	-6.1	31.5	-2.8	-5.7	-0.9	6.8	0.9	0.0	13.1
2020	62.8	-35.0	89.1	-32.5	9.6	6.7	-5.3	0.8	0.2	0.8
2021	76.4	69.3	6.4	33.0	-8.8	0.4	-8.2	-0.2	-0.9	0.6

Foreign investment in Australia, Portfolio investment transactions, by country/country group, by year

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

Top 10 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	103,756	61,325	38,064	62,845	76,375
United States of America	46,914	-10,172	-6,063	-34,974	69,321
United Kingdom	-11,044	42,538	-2,844	-32,479	33,033
Japan	5,355	-3,801	-5,708	9,635	-8,778
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	375	12,906	6,824	-5,307	-8,222
Switzerland	1,407	597	1,987	5,077	6,558
EU (excludes UK)	45,949	21,565	31,521	89,076	6,401
United Arab Emirates	1,053	-1,701	518	686	-1,088
Canada	-2,092	-185	-45	247	-874
South Africa	690	454	405	1,043	663
Kuwait	75	-13	356	277	622

Australian investment abroad, direct and portfolio investment transactions

Direct investment recorded an outflow of $12.3b; and
Portfolio investment recorded an outflow of $162.1b

Australian investment abroad, Direct investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	60.2	8.1	3.6	3.4	na	1.3	0.3	-1.9	1.5	1.1
2018	91.4	3.6	15.4	12.9	0.3	-4.4	0.0	1.0	7.3	-1.0
2019	56.7	3.7	14.9	14.1	na	2.0	-0.8	0.3	2.7	3.7
2020	24.3	5.5	2.5	0.5	na	2.8	0.0	-0.9	2.0	2.3
2021	33.4	11.4	0.3	-16.6	-0.1	2.0	1.5	0.0	-2.4	4.6

Australian investment abroad, Direct investment transactions, by country/country group, by year

["","Total all countries (RHS)","United States of America","EU (excludes UK)","United Kingdom","Japan","ASEAN","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","Canada","New Zealand"]

[["2017","2018","2019","2020","2021"],[[60.167999999999999],[91.442999999999998],[56.686],[24.305],[33.393999999999998]],[[8.1419999999999995],[3.625],[3.7290000000000001],[5.492],[11.4]],[[3.5619999999999998],[15.43],[14.932],[2.5],[0.255]],[[3.4350000000000001],[12.897],[14.087],[0.46100000000000002],[-16.556999999999999]],[[null],[0.26200000000000001],[null],[null],[-0.085999999999999993]],[[1.3300000000000001],[-4.4390000000000001],[2.0019999999999998],[2.8250000000000002],[1.9690000000000001]],[[0.28599999999999998],[0.048000000000000001],[-0.75900000000000001],[0.017000000000000001],[1.472]],[[-1.853],[1.008],[0.27400000000000002],[-0.84999999999999998],[0.012999999999999999]],[[1.538],[7.2830000000000004],[2.6629999999999998],[1.9770000000000001],[-2.4239999999999999]],[[1.1359999999999999],[-1.0089999999999999],[3.7280000000000002],[2.2930000000000001],[4.5679999999999996]]]

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

Signage not applied

Top 10 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	10,177	9,557	14,181	14,437	12,279
United Kingdom	3,435	12,897	14,087	461	-16,557
United States of America	8,142	3,625	3,729	5,492	11,400
New Zealand	1,136	-1,009	3,728	2,293	4,568
Canada	1,538	7,283	2,663	1,977	-2,424
ASEAN	1,330	-4,439	2,002	2,825	1,969
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	286	48	-759	17	1,472
EU	3,562	15,430	14,932	2,500	255
Bermuda	np	373	np	349	232
Cayman Islands	np	-1,199	np	np	228
Mauritius	-17	np	-12	35	146

Australian investment abroad, Portfolio investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	72.3	2.5	29.0	17.3	8.3	8.8	4.4	1.8	4.4	2.0
2018	82.6	23.6	20.4	4.9	0.2	5.1	2.4	4.3	5.6	-0.7
2019	84.6	26.2	0.4	10.6	7.6	11.0	3.0	6.8	2.0	2.9
2020	87.2	64.7	5.6	3.1	3.8	4.4	-3.7	-5.5	10.2	2.4
2021	162.1	89.0	20.1	6.5	16.7	4.3	-1.2	5.9	2.6	0.6

Australian investment abroad, Portfolio investment transactions, by country/country group, by year

["","Total all countries (RHS)","United States of America","EU (excludes UK)","United Kingdom","Japan","ASEAN","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","Canada","New Zealand"]

[["2017","2018","2019","2020","2021"],[[72.257000000000005],[82.600999999999999],[84.616],[87.159999999999997],[162.07900000000001]],[[2.4809999999999999],[23.600000000000001],[26.210999999999999],[64.668000000000006],[88.981999999999999]],[[28.989999999999998],[20.369],[0.40899999999999997],[5.5940000000000003],[20.117999999999999]],[[17.280000000000001],[4.8739999999999997],[10.555999999999999],[3.0790000000000002],[6.5030000000000001]],[[8.2880000000000003],[0.19900000000000001],[7.6310000000000002],[3.839],[16.713999999999999]],[[8.7919999999999998],[5.0979999999999999],[10.959],[4.3689999999999998],[4.306]],[[4.4189999999999996],[2.3660000000000001],[3.016],[-3.6539999999999999],[-1.2450000000000001]],[[1.77],[4.3479999999999999],[6.8259999999999996],[-5.5190000000000001],[5.8689999999999998]],[[4.3959999999999999],[5.5990000000000002],[2.0139999999999998],[10.204000000000001],[2.6320000000000001]],[[1.994],[-0.65900000000000003],[2.9009999999999998],[2.4100000000000001],[0.56000000000000005]]]

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

Signage not applied

Top 10 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	72,257	82,601	84,616	87,160	162,079
United States of America	2,481	23,600	26,211	64,668	88,982
EU	28,990	20,369	409	5,594	20,118
Japan	8,288	199	7,631	3,839	16,714
United Kingdom	17,280	4,874	10,556	3,079	6,503
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	1,770	4,348	6,826	-5,519	5,869
ASEAN	8,792	5,098	10,959	4,369	4,306
Switzerland	1,412	699	736	-1,124	3,650
Canada	4,396	5,599	2,014	10,204	2,632
Korea, Republic of (South)	876	3,213	450	415	2,601
Taiwan	994	1,391	2,124	-1,525	2,549

Primary income

Income debits

Income debits totalled $116.2b during 2021, an increase of $35.9b from 2020.

Foreign investment in Australia, income debits, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	101.9	24.6	26.9	11.0	9.9	2.4	2.8	1.5	1.1	1.3
2018	118.3	29.1	33.2	14.4	11.7	2.3	3.2	2.2	1.2	1.3
2019	117.8	28.9	30.7	14.0	12.5	3.2	3.7	2.8	1.9	0.9
2020	80.3	20.6	11.7	6.5	7.3	1.8	2.0	1.7	1.2	1.2
2021	116.2	27.7	17.6	11.5	14.0	3.8	2.6	3.6	1.4	1.3

Foreign investment in Australia, income debits, by country/country group, by year

["","Total all countries (RHS)","United States of America","EU (excludes UK)","United Kingdom","Japan","ASEAN","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","Canada","New Zealand"]

[["2017","2018","2019","2020","2021"],[[101.946],[118.27200000000001],[117.83799999999999],[80.290000000000006],[116.224]],[[24.593],[29.050999999999998],[28.859999999999999],[20.629000000000001],[27.748000000000001]],[[26.933],[33.204999999999998],[30.672000000000001],[11.673999999999999],[17.638000000000002]],[[10.99],[14.4],[13.99],[6.5069999999999997],[11.497]],[[9.8889999999999993],[11.669],[12.547000000000001],[7.2999999999999998],[13.994999999999999]],[[2.3700000000000001],[2.3069999999999999],[3.2149999999999999],[1.7769999999999999],[3.8370000000000002]],[[2.79],[3.1840000000000002],[3.6829999999999998],[2.0489999999999999],[2.5750000000000002]],[[1.4610000000000001],[2.198],[2.7519999999999998],[1.7370000000000001],[3.593]],[[1.1419999999999999],[1.202],[1.895],[1.22],[1.373]],[[1.2529999999999999],[1.2589999999999999],[0.84999999999999998],[1.1719999999999999],[1.3360000000000001]]]

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

Signage not applied

Top 10 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	101,946	118,272	117,838	80,290	116,224
United States of America	24,593	29,051	28,860	20,629	27,748
EU (excludes UK)	26,933	33,205	30,672	11,674	17,638
Japan	9,889	11,669	12,547	7,300	13,995
United Kingdom	10,990	14,400	13,990	6,507	11,497
ASEAN	2,370	2,307	3,215	1,777	3,837
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	1,461	2,198	2,752	1,737	3,593
Hong Kong (SAR of China)	2,790	3,184	3,683	2,049	2,575
Switzerland	1,772	1,697	1,882	1,043	1,534
Canada	1,142	1,202	1,895	1,220	1,373
New Zealand	1,253	1,259	850	1,172	1,336

Income credits

Income credits totalled $72.7b during 2021, an increase of $9.7b from 2020.

Australian investment abroad, income credits, by country/country group, by year
	Total all countries (RHS) ($b)	United States of America ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	United Kingdom ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)	New Zealand ($b)
2017	52.8	12.6	10.2	3.9	1.0	2.5	0.9	1.5	0.8	5.4
2018	62.6	16.2	11.8	4.6	1.1	2.6	0.9	2.1	1.3	5.5
2019	69.1	17.8	13.1	6.3	1.3	3.2	0.5	2.5	1.1	4.8
2020	63.0	16.2	5.3	4.1	1.3	3.8	0.8	1.8	1.3	2.7
2021	72.7	22.0	6.1	5.5	1.3	3.7	0.6	1.4	1.4	4.8

Australian investment abroad, income credits, by country/country group, by year

["","Total all countries (RHS)","United States of America","EU (excludes UK)","United Kingdom","Japan","ASEAN","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","Canada","New Zealand"]

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The EU figures in the graph above, represent EU27 (excluding UK) for all years 2017-2021.

Top 10 countries/country groups

Country / country group	2017 ($m)	2018 ($m)	2019 ($m)	2020 ($m)	2021 ($m)
Total all countries	52,808	62,620	69,109	62,984	72,710
United States of America	12,614	16,181	17,843	16,225	22,029
EU (excludes UK)	10,154	11,840	13,063	5,286	6,125
United Kingdom	3,874	4,576	6,250	4,074	5,468
New Zealand	5,421	5,478	4,756	2,746	4,796
ASEAN	2,471	2,628	3,182	3,800	3,659
Cayman Islands	1,084	570	735	853	1,797
Canada	823	1,324	1,147	1,279	1,405
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)	1,544	2,083	2,514	1,802	1,390
Japan	1,018	1,077	1,281	1,287	1,322
Papua New Guinea	595	576	683	439	853

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Table 1. Foreign investment in Australia: financial account transactions by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)
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Table 2. Foreign investment in Australia: level of investment by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)
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Table 3. Foreign investment in Australia: income debits by country and country groups by type of income and year ($million)
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Table 4. Australian investment abroad: financial account transactions by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)
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Table 5. Australian investment abroad: level of investment by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)
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Table 6. Australian investment abroad: income credits by country and country groups by type of income and year ($million)
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Table 7. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency ($million)
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Table 8. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector ($million)
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Table 9. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - equity securities ($million)
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Table 10. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - debt securities ($million)
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Table 11. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - debt securities - long term ($million)
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Table 12. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - debt securities - short term ($million)
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Table 13. Portfolio investment liabilities by country of residency ($million)
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Table 14. Foreign investment in Australia: financial account transactions by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment in Australia ($million)
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Table 15. Foreign investment in Australia: level of investment at 31 December by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment in Australia ($million)
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Table 16. Australian investment abroad: financial account transactions by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment abroad ($million)
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Table 18. Foreign investment in Australia: primary income debits by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment in Australia ($million)
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Table 19. Australian investment abroad: primary income credits by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment abroad ($million)
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Changes in this issue

Change to country groups

Costa Rica became a member of OECD on 25 May 2021. The 2021 OECD figures in the data downloads include Costa Rica in their total, while previous years do not.

Revisions

Revisions include incorporation of new estimates from the latest survey and administrative data which has resulted in revisions to International Investment data back to calendar year 2017.

Rounding

Discrepancies may occur between totals in this publication and the same aggregates from other sources, and between sums of component items and totals due to rounding.

Inquiries

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or International Accounts in Canberra at international.accounts@abs.gov.au.

Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 5352.0

Post-release changes

06/05/2022 Note: Updates to tables 1-6

Changes made to table 1 - 6 due to an issue with signage in "total all countries" and "total unspecified"

Methodology

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Level of investment

Level of foreign investment in Australia

Top 15 countries/country groups

Level of Australian investment abroad

Top 15 countries/country groups

Financial account transactions

Foreign investment in Australia, direct and portfolio investment transactions

Top 10 countries/country groups

Top 10 countries/country groups

Australian investment abroad, direct and portfolio investment transactions

Top 10 countries/country groups

Top 10 countries/country groups

Primary income

Income debits

Top 10 countries/country groups

Income credits

Top 10 countries/country groups

Data downloads

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Table 1. Foreign investment in Australia: financial account transactions by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)

Table 2. Foreign investment in Australia: level of investment by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)

Table 3. Foreign investment in Australia: income debits by country and country groups by type of income and year ($million)

Table 4. Australian investment abroad: financial account transactions by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)

Table 5. Australian investment abroad: level of investment by country and country groups by type of investment and year ($million)

Table 6. Australian investment abroad: income credits by country and country groups by type of income and year ($million)

Table 7. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency ($million)

Table 8. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector ($million)

Table 9. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - equity securities ($million)

Table 10. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - debt securities ($million)

Table 11. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - debt securities - long term ($million)

Table 12. Portfolio investment assets by country of residency by sector - debt securities - short term ($million)

Table 13. Portfolio investment liabilities by country of residency ($million)

Table 14. Foreign investment in Australia: financial account transactions by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment in Australia ($million)

Table 15. Foreign investment in Australia: level of investment at 31 December by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment in Australia ($million)

Table 16. Australian investment abroad: financial account transactions by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment abroad ($million)

Table 17. Australian investment abroad: level of investment at 31 December by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment abroad ($million)

Table 18. Foreign investment in Australia: primary income debits by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment in Australia ($million)

Table 19. Australian investment abroad: primary income credits by industry division (ANZSIC) - direct investment abroad ($million)

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Methodology

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