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Iran-Australia Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $27.1M to Australia. The main products that Iran exported to Australia were Tropical Fruits ($3.49M), Hand-Woven Rugs ($3.22M), and Building Stone ($1.76M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.84%, from $40.7M in 2017 to $27.1M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Australia.

Australia-Iran Trade: In 2022, Australia exported $69.2M to Iran. The main products that Australia exported to Iran were Barley ($32.8M), Wheat ($29.3M), and Live Fish ($3.05M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Australia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $124M in 2017 to $69.2M in 2022.

In 2022, Australia did not export any services to Iran.

Comparison: In 2022, Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, Australia ranked 78 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.24), and 16 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Iran exported $27.1M to Australia. The main products exported from Iran to Australia were Tropical Fruits ($3.49M), Hand-Woven Rugs ($3.22M), and Building Stone ($1.76M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Australia have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.84%, from $40.7M in 2017 to $27.1M in 2022.

In 2017, Australia exported $69.2M to Iran. The main products exported from Australia to Iran were Barley ($32.8M), Wheat ($29.3M), and Live Fish ($3.05M). During the last 5 years the exports of Australia to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 11%, from $124M in 2022 to $69.2M in 2017.

Exports from Iran () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Iran () (2022)

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Trade between Iran () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

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Market Competitiveness

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Export Growth

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Iran
Top DestinationChina$5.72B

Australia
Top DestinationChina$123B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Australia included Turkey ($3.17B), Armenia ($557M), and Azerbaijan ($454M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Australia than Iran included China ($123B), Japan ($80.1B), and South Korea ($41B).

Difference in imports from Australia () and Iran () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Australia

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Australia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($7.88M), Textiles ($6.23M), and Foodstuffs ($4.02M).

During 2017, Australia had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Vegetable Products ($62.2M), Animal Products ($3.19M), and Chemical Products ($2.23M).

Potential Exports

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Highest Potential

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Top Product Potential Iran Australia+$1.8MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures

Top Product Potential Australia Iran+$19.4MWheat

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Iran () to Australia () (2022)

Exports from Australia () to Iran () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Iran () and Australia ()

Australia Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Australia () and Iran () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Australia

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Iran () and Australia () (2022)

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