Trade, Overall in Australia
Australia: Trade, Overall was 0.9748 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Trade, Overall in Australia, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.9748 for trade, overall in 2014.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Australia peaked at 0.9755 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2333, in 1973.
Australia ranks 24th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Trade, Overall in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.2333 | — |
| 1974 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7027 | +201.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7027 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7694 | +9.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7726 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7726 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7734 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8068 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8401 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8401 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8734 | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8559 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8559 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8878 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8878 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8878 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9062 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9084 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9113 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9146 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9166 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9193 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9214 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9212 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9206 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9288 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.933 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9324 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9323 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9311 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9418 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9419 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9422 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9755 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9748 | -0.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.9748 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9806, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.9748 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9513, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade, Overall in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +201.2% | 0.2333 | 0.7027 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.7214 | 0.2333 | 0.8401 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8889 | 0.8559 | 0.9146 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9257 | 0.9166 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9552 | 0.9418 | 0.9755 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 21 Canada 0.9774 compare
- 22 United States 0.9757 compare
- 23 Peru 0.9751 compare
- 25 Kyrgyzstan 0.971 compare
- 26 Guatemala 0.9688 compare
- 27 Costa Rica 0.962 compare
More trade data for Australia
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 97.57 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 99.77 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.17 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 90.76 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.4 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 75.69 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 1.36 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 896.17 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0139 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 2.04 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Australia?
- Trade, overall in Australia was 0.9748 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9755 in 2013.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2333 in 1973.
- How does Australia rank for trade, overall?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.