Australia vs Norway: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP

Australia
17.2%
in 2014
Norway
17.5%
in 2014
Australia rank
182nd
Norway rank
180th

Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Norway
10203040182719202014

How they compare

Norway currently reports 17.5% against 17.2% in Australia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1827 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 182nd and Norway ranks 180th of 193 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 14 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Norway Difference Ahead
1820s 38.9% 14.6% 24.3% Australia
1830s 34.7% 12.7% 22.0% Australia
1840s 28.4% 14.2% 14.2% Australia
1850s 30.1% 13.8% 16.3% Australia
1860s 29.1% 13.2% 15.9% Australia
1870s 21.1% 14.2% 6.9% Australia
1880s 20.2% 14.5% 5.7% Australia
1890s 17.6% 17.0% 0.6% Australia
1900s 18.5% 17.0% 1.5% Australia
1910s 18.1% 19.6% 1.5% Norway
1920s 18.2% 16.5% 1.8% Australia
1930s 13.4% 13.0% 0.4% Australia
1940s 18.7% 17.8% 0.8% Australia
1950s 18.9% 29.0% 10.1% Norway
1960s 12.9% 27.7% 14.8% Norway
1970s 12.1% 28.3% 16.2% Norway
1980s 14.4% 23.9% 9.5% Norway
1990s 15.8% 21.1% 5.3% Norway
2000s 19.1% 18.4% 0.7% Australia
2010s 17.7% 17.6% 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 Norway?
Norway, at 17.5% against 17.2% in Australia as of 2014.
What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Australia and Norway?
0.3%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
188 years are reported by both, from 1827 to 2014.
How do Australia and Norway rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
Australia ranks 182nd and Norway ranks 180th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Norway: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-gdp-cepii/australia/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-gdp-cepii/australia/norway/">Australia vs Norway: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,772 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Estimates correspond to merchandise import-to-GDP ratios for countries and regions. All ratios are taken at current prices. See source for more details.