Australia vs India: Imports by region of origin
Australia
41.93 billion current US$
in 2025
India
58.62 billion current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
17th
India rank
14th
Imports by region of origin over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 58.62 billion current US$ against 41.93 billion current US$ in Australia, a difference of 16.68 billion current US$.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1948 it was India ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and India ranks 14th of 210 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 199.26 million current US$ | 340.75 million current US$ | 141.49 million current US$ | India |
| 1950s | 287.77 million current US$ | 357.58 million current US$ | 69.81 million current US$ | India |
| 1960s | 926.72 million current US$ | 898.73 million current US$ | 27.99 million current US$ | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.61 billion current US$ | 1.03 billion current US$ | 1.58 billion current US$ | Australia |
| 1980s | 7.00 billion current US$ | 2.07 billion current US$ | 4.93 billion current US$ | Australia |
| 1990s | 13.93 billion current US$ | 3.30 billion current US$ | 10.63 billion current US$ | Australia |
| 2000s | 19.49 billion current US$ | 11.48 billion current US$ | 8.00 billion current US$ | Australia |
| 2010s | 29.90 billion current US$ | 31.98 billion current US$ | 2.08 billion current US$ | India |
| 2020s | 37.03 billion current US$ | 51.29 billion current US$ | 14.26 billion current US$ | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports by region of origin, Australia or India?
- India, at 58.62 billion current US$ against 41.93 billion current US$ in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports by region of origin between Australia and India?
- 16.68 billion current US$, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 78 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for imports by region of origin?
- Australia ranks 17th and India ranks 14th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Imports by region of origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total value of goods a country imports from North America in US dollars, including freight and insurance costs. This data is not adjusted for inflation.