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About

Spain-Australia Trade: In 2023, Spain exported $2.3B to Australia. The main products that Spain exported to Australia were Cars ($245M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($155M), and Packaged Medicaments ($134M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $2.01B in 2018 to $2.3B in 2023.

In 2009, Spain exported services to Australia worth $1.01B, with Services not allocated ($592M) and Travel ($415M) being the largest in terms of value.

Australia-Spain Trade: In 2023, Australia exported $950M to Spain. The main products that Australia exported to Spain were Coal Briquettes ($584M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($74M), and Raw Nickel ($60.8M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 3.96%,  from $724M in 2018 to $950M in 2023.

In 2023, Australia did not export any services to Spain.

Comparison: In 2023,  Spain ranked 31 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.86), and 16 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Australia ranked 75 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.28), and 20 in total exports ($374B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Spain exported $2.3B to Australia. The main products exported from Spain to Australia were Cars ($245M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($155M), and Packaged Medicaments ($134M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Australia have increased at an annualized rate of 2.79%, from $2.01B in 2018 to $2.3B in 2023.

In 2018, Australia exported $950M to Spain. The main products exported from Australia to Spain were Coal Briquettes ($584M), Niobium, Tantalum, Vanadium and Zirconium Ore ($74M), and Raw Nickel ($60.8M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 3.96%, from $724M in 2023 to $950M in 2018.

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Australia (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Australia (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$61.9B
Australia
Top Destination
China$137B

This map shows whether countries import more from Spain or Australia. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Spain and Australia or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Spain than Australia included France ($61.9B), Portugal ($38.1B), and Germany ($40.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Australia than Spain included China ($137B), Japan ($59B), and South Korea ($20.9B).

Difference in imports from Australia (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Spain - Australia

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Spain and Australia by product, considering products traded by both, Spain and Australia.

During 2023, Spain had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Transportation ($564M), Chemical Products ($491M), and Machines ($434M).

During 2018, Australia had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Mineral Products ($681M), Metals ($79.2M), and Vegetable Products ($53.7M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Australia+$165MCars
Top Product Potential Australia Spain+$61.3MCoal Briquettes

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Spain and Australia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Australia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Australia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain.

Product Space of Spain (Flag) and Australia (Flag) (2023)

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