Australia vs Japan: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Australia
17.3%
in 2025
Japan
17.0%
in 2025
Australia rank
163rd
Japan rank
165th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 17.3% against 17.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 163rd and Japan ranks 165th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 8.0% | 3.8% | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.0% | 9.0% | 2.0% | Australia |
| 1980s | 13.2% | 8.5% | 4.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 6.3% | 9.2% | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 10.2% | 7.8% | Australia |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.9% | 2.2% | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.6% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 17.3% against 17.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Australia and Japan?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Australia ranks 163rd and Japan ranks 165th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).