Australia vs New Zealand: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Australia
7.2%
in 2023
New Zealand
7.0%
in 2023
Australia rank
124th
New Zealand rank
126th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 126th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 7.4% 1.3% 6.1% Australia
1970s 7.8% 5.1% 2.7% Australia
1980s 7.4% 8.1% 0.7% New Zealand
1990s 6.9% 7.3% 0.4% New Zealand
2000s 9.9% 7.6% 2.3% Australia
2010s 8.0% 9.3% 1.3% New Zealand
2020s 6.6% 6.8% 0.2% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 7.2% against 7.0% in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Australia and New Zealand?
0.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Australia ranks 124th and New Zealand ranks 126th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.