Australia vs New Zealand: Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.3459 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
0.3428 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
154th
New Zealand rank
155th

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
0.511.5196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.3459 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3428 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0031 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 154th and New Zealand ranks 155th of 179 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5368 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 1.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5036 constant LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0.3209 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5708 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2498 constant LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.3265 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.505 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1786 constant LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.4047 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5176 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1129 constant LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.3321 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3832 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0511 constant LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 0.3274 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3449 constant LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0175 constant LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 0.3459 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3428 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and New Zealand?
0.0031 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 154th and New Zealand ranks 155th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,734 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.