Australia vs Japan: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.1717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.1644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
173rd
Japan rank
176th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Japan
0.050.10.150.2198920072025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.1717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 173rd and Japan ranks 176th of 199 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0615 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.1651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Australia or Japan?
Australia, at 0.1717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Australia and Japan?
0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 173rd and Japan ranks 176th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.