持续增长的经济与低风险并透明的商业环境

我们的多元经济提供众多投资选择
土地面积仅占澳大利亚国土总面积的百分之三,但经济活动却占总量的近四分之一(全国GDP的23%)1。多元经济维持着我们的优势。我们的繁荣和发展遍及众多行业。这也是澳大利亚得以抵御2009年全球经济危机并取得世界第14大经济体地位的原因之一。
维多利亚州的服务产业过去五年来增长强劲
医疗保健、信息技术、金融服务和建筑等行业的综合年增长率均高于平均水平,表明高增长服务行业中存在投资机遇。
Victoria punches above its weight
The Victorian economy, as a state economy, is larger than most South-East Asian nations. Outstripping national economies such as Singapore, Philippines and New Zealand, in 2020-21 our state economy generated A$474 billion Gross State Product (GSP).
Source: Department of Treasury and Finance, Economic Policy Group Report (September 2022)
A low risk and stable business environment
Reflecting a stable business environment, Australia and Victoria both have one of the highest credit ratings in the world. Maintained for over ten years, the Australia credit rating is AAA, according to Standard & Poor's agency. This rating is bolstered by Victoria's consistently strong economic performance, good financial management and a supportive national and institutional framework.
Australia's sound legal and governance frameworks, combined with our political stability, provides a secure investment and business environment. Australia ranks in the top 10 countries for rule of law and in the top five countries for the quality of our regulatory environment according to the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators. We also rank highly for fair administration of justice and protection of property rights.
Melbourne is projected to have low economic exposure risk compared to other major and regional financial cities according to Lloyd's City Index which measures 18 economic exposure threats including market crash, cyber-attack, flood, human pandemic, solar storms, wind storms, power outages, plant epidemic, sovereign default, heat waves, terrorism, earthquakes, droughts, oil price shocks, volcanoes, tsunamis and nuclear accident.
Source: Lloyd's City Risk Index 2015-2025
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Australia #1 in the Asia Pacific for women's economic opportunity1
Female entrepreneurs and businesswomen in Australia are empowered by supportive national policies, scoring highly on a World Bank Index that measures mobility, pay and parenthood. Our economic and legal environment provides a platform for women to succeed in business here in Melbourne.
Source: World Bank Women, Business and the Law 2020 | Map: Visual Capitalist
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