Australia vs Japan: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Australia
0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.2287 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
168th
Japan rank
166th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.2287 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 166th of 193 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1657 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.1849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0801 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1048 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.2287 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2266 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 168th and Japan ranks 166th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (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.