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Overview In 2022, Australia was the number 12 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 16 in total exports, the number 24 in total imports, the number 11 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 77 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .

Exports The top exports of Australia are Coal Briquettes ($109B), Iron Ore ($87.9B), Petroleum Gas ($67.3B), Gold ($17.8B), and Wheat ($10.2B), exporting mostly to China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), South Korea ($41B), India ($31.5B), and Chinese Taipei ($24.1B).

In 2022, Australia was the world's biggest exporter of Coal Briquettes ($109B), Iron Ore ($87.9B), Wheat ($10.2B), Other Mineral ($8.27B), and Aluminium Oxide ($6.29B)

Imports The top imports of Australia are Refined Petroleum ($37.7B), Cars ($20.8B), Delivery Trucks ($8.59B), Broadcasting Equipment ($7.46B), and Computers ($7.03B), importing mostly from China ($81.2B), United States ($29.7B), South Korea ($18.7B), Japan ($16.7B), and Singapore ($14.7B).

In 2022, Australia was the world's biggest importer of Sodium or Potassium Peroxides ($1.39B)

Location Australia borders Timor-Leste, Indonesia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and New Caledonia by sea.

Latest Trends

December, 2023

Historical Data

Yearly Trade

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Top Export (2022)Coal Briquettes$109B
Top Destination (2022)China$123B

In 2022, Australia exported a total of $424B, making it the number 16 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Australia have changed by $171B from $253B in 2017 to $424B in 2022.

The most recent exports are led by Coal Briquettes ($109B), Iron Ore ($87.9B), Petroleum Gas ($67.3B), Gold ($17.8B), and Wheat ($10.2B). The most common destination for the exports of Australia are China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), South Korea ($41B), India ($31.5B), and Chinese Taipei ($24.1B).

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Exports (2022)
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Destinations (2022)
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Market Growth

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2021 - 2022)
Japan$33B (+ 70.2%)
South Korea$11.5B (+ 38.8%)
Chinese Taipei$10B (+ 71%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2021 - 2022)
China$11.2B (+ 16.1%)
South Korea$8.96B (+ 92.1%)
Singapore$3.99B (+ 37.2%)

Total Export Growth by Market (2021 - 2022)

Service Trade

Service Trade

Australia Exports Services (2020)$46.1B
Australia Imports Services (2020)$35B

In 2020, Australia exported $46.1B worth of services. The top services exported by Australia in 2020 were Personal travel ($25.3B), Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($7.06B), Transportation ($3.23B), Financial services ($3.21B), and Other personal, cultural, and recreational services ($3.11B).

The top services imported by Australia in 2020 were Miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services ($9.82B), Transportation ($9.11B), Personal travel ($6.05B), Financial services ($2.01B), and Other royalties and license fees ($1.69B).

Service Exports (2020)

Service Imports (2020)

Economic Complexity

Overview

Economic Complexity (Trade)-0.35Rank 77 of 124
Economic Complexity (Technology)1.11Rank 13 of 96
Economic Complexity (Research)2.18Rank 4 of 135

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Australia has a high level of specialization in Other Mineral (42.6), Wool (37.9), Iron Ore (30.9), Coal Briquettes (21.5), and Sheep and Goat Meat (20.9). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Australia observed and expected exports in each product.

Most Complex Products by PCI

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Australia according to the relatedness index, were Crude Petroleum (0.15), Cobalt Oxides and Hydroxides (0.14), Soybeans (0.14), Raw Copper (0.14), and Mate (0.14). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Australia is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Australia. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Australia exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

Economic Complexity Ranking

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During the last 20 years Australia's⁩ ⁨economy has become relatively less complex, moving from the ⁩⁨33rd to the 77th⁩ position in the ECI rank.

These economic complexity rankings use 6 digit exports classified according to the HS96 classification. We consider only countries with population of at least 1 million and exports of at least $1 billion, and products with world trade over $500 million. To explore different rankings and vary these parameters visit the custom rankings section.

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