Australia vs South Asia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Australia
287.89 billion current US$
in 2023
South Asia
763.30 billion current US$
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
South Asia rank
24th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Australia
  • South Asia
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How they compare

South Asia currently reports 763.30 billion current US$ against 287.89 billion current US$ in Australia, a difference of 475.42 billion current US$.

That makes South Asia's figure about 2.7 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

Australia ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 24th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and South Asia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 3.21 billion current US$ 2.53 billion current US$ 675.00 million current US$ Australia
1970s 10.31 billion current US$ 5.75 billion current US$ 4.56 billion current US$ Australia
1980s 28.14 billion current US$ 18.19 billion current US$ 9.96 billion current US$ Australia
1990s 56.31 billion current US$ 39.64 billion current US$ 16.67 billion current US$ Australia
2000s 119.72 billion current US$ 155.74 billion current US$ 36.01 billion current US$ South Asia
2010s 224.17 billion current US$ 505.13 billion current US$ 280.96 billion current US$ South Asia
2020s 265.48 billion current US$ 682.64 billion current US$ 417.17 billion current US$ South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Australia or South Asia?
South Asia, at 763.30 billion current US$ against 287.89 billion current US$ in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Australia and South Asia?
475.42 billion current US$, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Asia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and South Asia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Australia ranks 22nd and South Asia ranks 24th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.