Australia vs Spain: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Australia
362.30 billion current US$
in 2023
Spain
407.89 billion current US$
in 2023
Australia rank
20th
Spain rank
18th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Australia
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 407.89 billion current US$ against 362.30 billion current US$ in Australia, a difference of 45.59 billion current US$.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 2.80 billion current US$ 1.02 billion current US$ 1.78 billion current US$ Australia
1970s 10.29 billion current US$ 7.44 billion current US$ 2.85 billion current US$ Australia
1980s 23.58 billion current US$ 25.60 billion current US$ 2.02 billion current US$ Spain
1990s 48.38 billion current US$ 79.21 billion current US$ 30.83 billion current US$ Spain
2000s 103.74 billion current US$ 179.92 billion current US$ 76.18 billion current US$ Spain
2010s 232.22 billion current US$ 296.13 billion current US$ 63.91 billion current US$ Spain
2020s 336.39 billion current US$ 370.63 billion current US$ 34.24 billion current US$ Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Australia or Spain?
Spain, at 407.89 billion current US$ against 362.30 billion current US$ in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Australia and Spain?
45.59 billion current US$, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Spain rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Australia ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.