International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics

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

Reference period

2020

Released

5/05/2021

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Key statistics

Australia’s net IIP liability position was $947.2b at 31 December 2020, an increase from last year's figure of $934.4b.
Foreign investment in Australia rose $97.1b to $3,990.9b.
Australian investment abroad rose $84.3b to $3,043.7b.

Level of investment

The net liability position of $947.2b for 2020 is attributable to:

$3,990.9b in foreign investment in Australia, an increase of $97.1b (2%) from the previous year.
$3,043.7b in Australian investment abroad, an increase of $84.3b (3%) from the previous year.

Level of investment, by components, 31 December 2020
	Foreign Investment in Australia ($b)	Australian Investment Abroad ($b)
Direct Investment	1,026.6	814.4
Portfolio Investment - equity	675.8	906.0
Portfolio Investment - debt	1,369.2	426.0
Financial Derivatives	396.4	403.6
Other Investment	523.0	433.2
Reserve Assets	0.0	60.3

Level of investment, by components, 31 December 2020

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

[["Direct Investment","Portfolio Investment - equity","Portfolio Investment - debt","Financial Derivatives","Other Investment","Reserve Assets"],[[1026.558],[675.75099999999998],[1369.1959999999999],[396.39299999999997],[523.01700000000005],[0]],[[814.43799999999999],[906.03399999999999],[426.04599999999999],[403.64400000000001],[433.233],[60.302]]]

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International Investment Position, by year (2001 - 2020)
	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	922.8	3,074.1	2,151.3
2016	970.4	3,244.2	2,273.9
2017	988.7	3,358.2	2,369.4
2018	1,027.1	3,577.8	2,550.7
2019	934.4	3,893.8	2,959.4
2020	947.2	3,990.9	3,043.7

International Investment Position, by year (2001 - 2020)

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

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Level of foreign investment in Australia

The following graph illustrates the levels of foreign investment from the top 7 countries and country groups for the past 5 years (2016-2020).

Please note, the countries/country groups included in this graph and all subsequent graphs are ordered by the magnitude of their 2020 figures.

Level of foreign investment in Australia, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	USA ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	UK ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)
2016	3,244.2	864.6	560.6	527.6	223.4	124.4	102.8	85
2017	3,358.2	917.6	608.4	499.1	226.7	119	108.8	64.2
2018	3,577.8	957.2	643.5	583.8	234.4	123.1	123.7	68.5
2019	3,893.8	1,013.5	689.2	687.3	243.9	134.2	144.5	79.3
2020	3,990.9	929.4	778.7	737.6	264.5	149.7	141.6	79.2

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

["","Total","USA","EU (excludes UK)","UK","Japan","ASEAN","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)"]

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Level of Australian investment abroad

The top 7 investment destinations for the past 5 years (2016-2020) are displayed below:

Level of Australian investment abroad, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	USA ($b)	UK ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	New Zealand ($b)	Japan ($b)	Canada ($b)	ASEAN ($b)
2016	2,273.9	675.8	344.4	268.2	104.2	109	43.6	94.8
2017	2,369.4	682.4	347.8	278.6	103.8	125.3	50.3	99.2
2018	2,550.7	730.2	406.6	296.5	96.4	113.4	80.6	107.2
2019	2,959.4	836.8	510.3	327	130.9	139.5	82.4	124.3
2020	3,043.7	863.6	615.2	338.7	124.7	112.4	94.1	92.5

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

["","Total","USA","UK","EU (excludes UK)","New Zealand","Japan","Canada","ASEAN"]

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Financial account transactions

The financial account at 31 December 2020 recorded a deficit of $42.6b, an increase of $34.4b on the deficit of $8.2b recorded for the previous year.

Foreign investment in Australia - transactions

Foreign investment in Australia recorded an outflow of $154.4b for the year ended 31 December 2020, a turnaround of $159.4b from the previous year’s inflow of $5.0b.

Direct investment contributed an inflow of $29.3b while Portfolio investment saw an inflow of $44.0b.

Displayed below are the 7 countries/country groups recording the greatest transactions in Direct investment and Portfolio investment along with the total of all countries:

Foreign investment in Australia, Direct investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	Japan ($b)	USA ($b)	UK ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Bermuda ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)
2016	65.1	9.5	13.2	17.1	5.9	-5.5	0.7	1.7
2017	59.0	6.4	9.1	16.4	6.0	5.8	4.0	0.9
2018	91.7	9.3	24.1	8.1	19.5	5.6	3.5	4.3
2019	56.4	11.7	1.1	27.7	-3.2	4.7	0.0	4.3
2020	29.3	20.6	-12.1	6.8	6.2	3.9	2.4	1.6

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

["","Total","Japan","USA","UK","EU (excludes UK)","ASEAN","Bermuda","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)"]

[["2016","2017","2018","2019","2020"],[[65.108999999999995],[59.008000000000003],[91.650000000000006],[56.423000000000002],[29.274000000000001]],[[9.4809999999999999],[6.3819999999999997],[9.3390000000000004],[11.673],[20.573]],[[13.205],[9.077],[24.050999999999998],[1.1240000000000001],[-12.074]],[[17.068999999999999],[16.376999999999999],[8.141],[27.710000000000001],[6.8029999999999999]],[[5.9370000000000003],[5.9900000000000002],[19.504999999999999],[-3.2480000000000002],[6.2050000000000001]],[[-5.4550000000000001],[5.7699999999999996],[5.6280000000000001],[4.71],[3.8650000000000002]],[[0.72699999999999998],[3.96],[3.5019999999999998],[0.0080000000000000002],[2.3900000000000001]],[[1.704],[0.91300000000000003],[4.3440000000000003],[4.3090000000000002],[1.6200000000000001]]]

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Foreign investment in Australia, Portfolio investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	UK ($b)	USA ($b)	Japan ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	South Korea ($b)
2016	10.6	42.4	9.6	-53.3	7.0	-4.0	6.2	-0.5
2017	105.7	45.8	-11.0	46.4	4.8	-2.4	0.4	2.8
2018	68.8	21.6	42.5	-10.5	-3.9	-0.4	12.8	3.3
2019	40.5	32.7	-2.9	-9.8	-5.3	-0.7	7.0	0.9
2020	44.0	86.6	-35.0	-33.4	9.8	6.8	-5.2	2.1

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

["","Total","EU (excludes UK)","UK","USA","Japan","ASEAN","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","South Korea"]

[["2016","2017","2018","2019","2020"],[[10.646000000000001],[105.69],[68.828999999999994],[40.482999999999997],[44.012999999999998]],[[42.399999999999999],[45.847000000000001],[21.559000000000001],[32.685000000000002],[86.597999999999999]],[[9.6479999999999997],[-11.042999999999999],[42.545999999999999],[-2.871],[-34.993000000000002]],[[-53.289999999999999],[46.412999999999997],[-10.451000000000001],[-9.8190000000000008],[-33.396000000000001]],[[6.9729999999999999],[4.835],[-3.9249999999999998],[-5.2930000000000001],[9.75]],[[-3.9820000000000002],[-2.4140000000000001],[-0.441],[-0.71099999999999997],[6.819]],[[6.2480000000000002],[0.375],[12.804],[7.0099999999999998],[-5.2359999999999998]],[[-0.46999999999999997],[2.7869999999999999],[3.3100000000000001],[0.86699999999999999],[2.129]]]

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Australian investment abroad - transactions

Australian investment abroad recorded an inflow of $111.9b for the year ended 31 December 2020, a turnaround of $125.0b from the previous year’s outflow of $13.1b.

Direct investment contributed to the 2020 figure with a $13.3b outflow, while Portfolio investment saw a $75.1b outflow.

Displayed below are the 7 countries/country groups recording the greatest transactions in Direct investment and Portfolio investment along with the total of all countries:

Australian investment abroad, Direct investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	USA ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	New Zealand ($b)	Canada ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	UK ($b)
2016	3.1	9.1	0.8	2.7	1.2	0.3	-0.4	1.2
2017	8.3	6.3	1.2	0.1	1.2	1.5	-1.9	3.4
2018	10.4	4.2	-4.4	2.6	-1.0	7.3	1.0	12.9
2019	13.3	3.4	2.0	0.9	3.6	2.4	0.3	13.9
2020	13.3	5.6	2.6	2.4	2.3	1.8	-0.8	-0.8

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

["","Total","USA","ASEAN","EU (excludes UK)","New Zealand","Canada","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","UK"]

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Australian investment abroad, Portfolio investment transactions, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	USA ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	Canada ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	Cayman Islands ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)
2016	46.7	6.8	-0.1	1.0	-1.3	14.4	4.0	1.5
2017	74.1	2.1	8.8	4.4	4.4	28.8	6.3	1.7
2018	83.0	22.7	5.1	5.6	2.4	20.0	9.2	4.3
2019	88.8	25.7	10.9	2.0	3.0	0.2	2.0	6.8
2020	75.1	62.3	-11.6	10.2	-5.8	5.6	4.9	-4.7

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

["","Total","USA","ASEAN","Canada","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","EU (excludes UK)","Cayman Islands","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)"]

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Primary income

Income debits

Income debits totalled $83.9b during 2020, a decrease of $33.4b (28%) from the previous year.

Displayed below is a breakdown of the top 7 countries/country groups to which income was accrued for the past 5 years (2016-2020):

Foreign investment in Australia, income debits, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	USA ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	UK ($b)	Japan ($b)	Hong Kong (SAR of China) ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	ASEAN ($b)
2016	85.9	22.1	12.7	7.3	8.1	2.2	1.0	2.8
2017	101.9	24.6	16.0	11.0	9.9	2.8	1.4	2.4
2018	118.1	29.0	18.9	14.4	11.7	3.2	2.2	2.3
2019	117.2	28.8	16.6	14.0	12.4	3.7	2.7	3.2
2020	83.9	21.1	13.9	7.8	7.2	2.3	1.7	1.6

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

["","Total","USA","EU (excludes UK)","UK","Japan","Hong Kong (SAR of China)","China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)","ASEAN"]

[["2016","2017","2018","2019","2020"],[[85.905000000000001],[101.863],[118.08499999999999],[117.244],[83.864000000000004]],[[22.123999999999999],[24.582000000000001],[29.024999999999999],[28.82],[21.138999999999999]],[[12.734],[15.981],[18.856999999999999],[16.581],[13.884]],[[7.2569999999999997],[10.99],[14.407999999999999],[14.004],[7.8140000000000001]],[[8.0960000000000001],[9.8859999999999992],[11.676],[12.446],[7.1539999999999999]],[[2.2149999999999999],[2.79],[3.1819999999999999],[3.6629999999999998],[2.3109999999999999]],[[0.97899999999999998],[1.4490000000000001],[2.157],[2.7130000000000001],[1.661]],[[2.8300000000000001],[2.3719999999999999],[2.3039999999999998],[3.1880000000000002],[1.607]]]

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Income credits

Income credits totalled $64.2b during 2020, a decrease of $4.7b (7%) from the previous year.

Displayed below are the top 7 countries/country groups from which income was accrued for the past 5 years (2016-2020):

Australian investment abroad, income credits, by country/country group, by year
	Total ($b)	USA ($b)	EU (excludes UK) ($b)	UK ($b)	ASEAN ($b)	New Zealand ($b)	China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) ($b)	Canada ($b)
2016	49.9	10.8	5.9	4.0	1.8	5.1	1.6	0.7
2017	52.2	12.6	6.3	3.9	2.5	5.4	1.5	0.8
2018	61.9	16.3	7.3	4.6	2.6	5.5	2.1	1.3
2019	68.9	17.9	6.8	6.3	3.2	4.8	2.5	1.1
2020	64.2	16.2	5.3	4.1	3.8	2.9	1.8	1.3

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

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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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Changes in this issue

Change to EU figures

The United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union on 31 January 2020. The EU figures in the data downloads for 2016-2019 represent EU 28 (including UK), while the 2020 figure represents EU 27 (excluding UK).

Change to OECD figures

Colombia became a member of OECD on 28 April 2020. The OECD figures in the data downloads for 2016-2019 represent OECD 36 (excluding Colombia), while the 2020 figure represents OECD 37 (including Colombia).

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 2016.

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.

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Methodology

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International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics

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Level of investment

Level of foreign investment in Australia

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Foreign investment in Australia - transactions

Australian investment abroad - transactions

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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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