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Australian industries and foreign direct investment

Graphic of which Australian industries attract foreign direct investment.

Figures in table below.

Which Australian industries attract foreign direct investment?

Rank in 2024 Industry 2022 (A$ billion) 2023 (A$ billion) 2024 (A$ billion) % of total % change 2023 to 2024 5-year trend % growth
1 Mining & quarrying 380.0 400.0 407.7 31.8 1.9 2.1
2 Financial & insurance activities 145.5 145.9 160.9 12.6 10.3 8.3
3 Real estate activities 147.5 139.2 145.3 11.4 4.4 4.5
4 Manufacturing 118.6 118.4 128.8 10.1 8.8 0.4
5 Wholesale & retail trade 74.7 78.0 75.0 5.9 -3.8 5.9
6 Information & communication 25.5 25.5 53.9 4.2 111.4 7.8
7 Transport & storage 29.4 32.9 37.9 3.0 15.1 5.3
8 Electricity, gas & water 24.5 23.2 26.9 2.1 15.9 0.2
9 Professional, scientific & technical activities 16.0 16.6 25.9 2.0 55.4 5.8
10 Construction 21.5 20.1 21.1 1.6 4.7 11.6
- Other/Unallocated 174.0 182.4 196.9 15.4 8.0 9.9
- All industries 1,157.2 1,182.4 1,280.4 100.0 8.3 4.6

Based on ABS catalogue 5352.0.
Last updated: July 2025.

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