Trade in services (% of GDP) in Australia
Australia: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 11.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Australia is 11.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Australia peaked at 11.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.
That places Australia 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7.5% | — |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 7.7% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 8.9% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +31.1% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 11.5% | +4.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 11.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 36% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Australia's 11.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.5%, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.0% | 6.1% | 11.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Australia?
- Trade in services in Australia was 11.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for trade in services?
- Australia ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.