Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade in Australia

Australia: Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 2013
All-time low
0.5625
in 1973
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade in Australia, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.5621974: 0.5621975: 0.5621976: 0.5621977: 0.5621978: 0.5621979: 0.5621980: 0.5621981: 0.6251982: 0.6251983: 0.751984: 0.751985: 0.751986: 0.751987: 0.8121988: 0.8751989: 0.8751990: 0.9381991: 0.9381992: 0.9381993: 0.9381994: 0.9381995: 0.9381996: 0.9381997: 0.9381998: 0.9381999: 0.9382000: 0.9382001: 0.9382002: 0.9382003: 0.9382004: 0.9382005: 0.9382006: 0.9382007: 0.9382008: 0.9382009: 0.9382010: 0.9382011: 0.9382012: 0.9382013: 12014: 1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Australia stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Australia peaked at 1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5625, in 1973.

That places Australia 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade in Australia, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.5625
1974 0.5625 +0.0%
1975 0.5625 +0.0%
1976 0.5625 +0.0%
1977 0.5625 +0.0%
1978 0.5625 +0.0%
1979 0.5625 +0.0%
1980 0.5625 +0.0%
1981 0.625 +11.1%
1982 0.625 +0.0%
1983 0.75 +20.0%
1984 0.75 +0.0%
1985 0.75 +0.0%
1986 0.75 +0.0%
1987 0.8125 +8.3%
1988 0.875 +7.7%
1989 0.875 +0.0%
1990 0.9375 +7.1%
1991 0.9375 +0.0%
1992 0.9375 +0.0%
1993 0.9375 +0.0%
1994 0.9375 +0.0%
1995 0.9375 +0.0%
1996 0.9375 +0.0%
1997 0.9375 +0.0%
1998 0.9375 +0.0%
1999 0.9375 +0.0%
2000 0.9375 +0.0%
2001 0.9375 +0.0%
2002 0.9375 +0.0%
2003 0.9375 +0.0%
2004 0.9375 +0.0%
2005 0.9375 +0.0%
2006 0.9375 +0.0%
2007 0.9375 +0.0%
2008 0.9375 +0.0%
2009 0.9375 +0.0%
2010 0.9375 +0.0%
2011 0.9375 +0.0%
2012 0.9375 +0.0%
2013 1 +6.7%
2014 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5625 0.5625 0.5625 7
1980s 0.7375 0.5625 0.875 10
1990s 0.9375 0.9375 0.9375 10
2000s 0.9375 0.9375 0.9375 10
2010s 0.9625 0.9375 1 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Australia?
Trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade in Australia was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2013.
What is the lowest trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5625 in 1973.
How does Australia rank for trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade?
Australia ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is trade, s1 - payment restrictions for international trade rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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