Trade in Australia
Australia: Trade was 45.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in Australia is 45.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Australia peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 1972.
Australia ranks 162nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.1% | 25.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 24.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 28.5% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 32.1% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 37.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 40.4% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 40.2% | 49.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1.55 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -521.00 million current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -337.19 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 177.87 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 115.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -77.35 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -50.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 97,831 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 64,120 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2.70 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Australia?
- Trade in Australia was 45.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 1972.
- How does Australia rank for trade?
- Australia ranks 162nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.