How does Australia rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?

Australia ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.

Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Australia

Name: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Australia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Australia: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP was 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

137th

of 170 countries

All-time high

0.6742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

All-time low

0.1732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1991

Years of data

1960–2025

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Australia, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Australia stood at 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Australia peaked at 0.6742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.1732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.

Australia ranks 137th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP in Australia, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.6277 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.6676 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
1962	0.5655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1963	0.6137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
1964	0.6179 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1965	0.6742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
1966	0.6589 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1967	0.601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.8%
1968	0.6146 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1969	0.567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1970	0.5452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1971	0.5136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1972	0.4107 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1973	0.3391 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1974	0.3171 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1975	0.2974 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1976	0.2619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1977	0.2731 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1978	0.2424 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1979	0.2301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1980	0.2072 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1981	0.1923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1982	0.1955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1983	0.196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1984	0.1903 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1985	0.2378 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+25.0%
1986	0.2349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1987	0.2155 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1988	0.1923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1989	0.1891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1990	0.1923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1991	0.1732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1992	0.1795 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.6%
1993	0.1996 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1994	0.2075 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1995	0.2116 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1996	0.2032 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
1997	0.2057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1998	0.2472 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+20.1%
1999	0.2665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2000	0.2796 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2001	0.3034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2002	0.2951 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2003	0.2826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
2004	0.2441 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2005	0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2006	0.2446 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2007	0.2363 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2008	0.2189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2009	0.2394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
2010	0.2071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2011	0.1879 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2012	0.189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2013	0.1866 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2014	0.1947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2015	0.2151 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.5%
2016	0.2411 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
2017	0.2317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2018	0.2311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2019	0.2381 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
2020	0.2333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2021	0.1932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.2%
2022	0.1908 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2023	0.2092 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
2024	0.2196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.9%
2025	0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6208 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.3431 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.2051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1891 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2378 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.2086 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2587 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3034 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.2122 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1866 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2411 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2112 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1908 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2333 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Australia

134 Saudi Arabia 0.2249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
135 New Zealand 0.2248 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
136 Ecuador 0.2234 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
138 Japan 0.2166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
139 Israel 0.2135 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
140 Guinea-Bissau 0.2118 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Australia?: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp in Australia was 0.2211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 0.6742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1732 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
How does Australia rank for value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp?: Australia ranks 137th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
Is value of imported goods and services, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Value of imported goods and services, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 7,393 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

Value of imported goods and services divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.