Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Australia: trade and investment
Exports is 23.2% (2025), 131st of 184 in the world and 21st of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 22.7% (2025), 160th of 184 in the world and 30th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 45.9% (2025), 154th of 184 in the world and 28th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.
13 indicators
Trade & investment: Australia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 23.2%2025 | 131/184 | 21/32 | 19.4% | 19.7% | 23.9% | +3.3 ppsince 2015 | 32.5% | 31.7% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 22.7%2025 | 160/184 | 30/32 | 21.5% | 20.7% | 20.6% | +1.1 ppsince 2015 | 28.5% | 30.8% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 45.9%2025 | 154/184 | 28/32 | 40.9% | 40.4% | 44.5% | +4.4 ppsince 2015 | 63.8% | 60.5% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | -2.8%2025 | 106/185 | 18/29 | -3.7% | -4.0% | 1.6% | +1.5 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $338bn2025 | 25/206 | 9/37 | $63.9bn | $213bn | $251bn | +80%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $17.5tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 25.2%2024 | 22/170 | 11/25 | · | 16.5% | 21.5% | +6.2 ppsince 2014 | 34.6% | 25.8% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 26.9%2025 | 31/172 | 6/25 | 20.9% | 28.9% | 21.3% | +1.6 ppsince 2015 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 13.7%2025 | 96/172 | 12/25 | 19.7% | 10.6% | 11.3% | −2.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.4% | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 1.0%2022 | 174/184 | 24/29 | 5.8% | 2.8% | 0.7% | −0.8 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 2.1%2025 | 97/197 | 17/32 | 3.6% | 3.1% | 1.3% | −1.4 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 0.1%2025 | 162/178 | 24/26 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 1.8m2020 | 74/196 | 11/35 | 4.9m | 5.8m | 1.8m | −68%since 2010 | 491m | 1.5bn | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $26.2bn2020 | 5/177 | 2/31 | $11.6bn | $31.1bn | $26.2bn | −16%since 2010 | — | $1.2tn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Australia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Australia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Australia | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | New Zealand | Timor-Leste | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 23.2%2025 | 22.8%2025 | — | 24.7%2024 | 10.6%2024 | 40.6%2024 |
| Imports | 22.7%2025 | 20.5%2025 | — | 26.0%2024 | 84.9%2024 | 70.8%2024 |
| Trade openness | 45.9%2025 | 43.4%2025 | — | 50.7%2024 | 95.4%2024 | 111.4%2024 |
| Current account | -2.8%2025 | -0.1%2025 | 15.5%2024 | -3.5%2025 | -36.9%2025 | -4.2%2024 |
| Merchandise exports | $338bn2025 | $283bn2025 | $15.5bn2025 | $46.7bn2025 | $103m2025 | $677m2025 |
| High-tech exports | 25.2%2024 | 8.7%2024 | 10.2%2023 | 13.0%2024 | 1.5%2023 | 1.4%2018 |
| Fuel exports | 26.9%2025 | 16.0%2025 | 42.6%2023 | 0.9%2025 | 67.4%2023 | 0.0%2017 |
| Food exports | 13.7%2025 | 22.9%2025 | 19.7%2023 | 68.8%2025 | 10.5%2023 | 20.1%2018 |
| Average tariff | 1.0%2022 | 1.8%2022 | 3.6%2021 | 1.7%2022 | 2.5%2021 | 20.7%2022 |