GDP reading: GDP rose 0.2% in seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in February, following a 0.1% increase in the prior month....
Fixed Investment in Australia
Australia's economy recorded an average growth rate of 1.2% in fixed investment during the past decade to 2024, which is same level as the % average for . In 2024, the fixed investment growth in Australia was 2.2%. For more investment information, visit our dedicated page.
Australia Investment Chart
Note: This chart displays Investment (annual variation in %) for Australia from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Australia Investment Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Investment (ann. var. %) | 10.6 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Business Investment (ann. var. %) | 9.0 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Dwelling Investment (ann. var. %) | 10.3 | -2.6 | -0.9 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
Economic growth rises in the fourth quarter of 2025
GDP reading: Australia's GDP increased 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in Q4, following 0.5% growth in the previous quarter and above market expectations. That said, the acceleration was solely due to an inventory build-up, as key GDP components lost steam.
Drivers: Compared with the prior period's data, readings in Q4 softened for private consumption (+0.3% vs +0.5% in Q3), government consumption (+0.9% vs +1.1% in Q3), fixed investment (+0.7% vs +3.2% in Q3) and imports of goods and services (+1.8% vs +2.0% in Q3). Finally, the variation in exports of goods and services was the same as in the prior quarter (+1.4% in Q4 and Q3).
Panelist insight: On the outlook, EIU analysts said: “The fourth-quarter data support our existing forecast for growth in 2026, which is broadly a story of strengthening private-sector demand that is generating further economic growth similar to that seen in October-December 2025. We believe that the RBA will keep its policy interest rate on hold in March.”
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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