Australia vs Low income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Australia
10,798 current US$ per person
in 2023
Low income
178.83 current US$ per person
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
Low income rank
44th

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

  • Australia
  • Low income
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019912023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 10,798 current US$ per person against 178.83 current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 10,619 current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 60.4 times Low income's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 41st and Low income ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 281.72 current US$ per person 9.5 current US$ per person 272.22 current US$ per person Australia
1970s 741.65 current US$ per person 25.31 current US$ per person 716.33 current US$ per person Australia
1980s 1,779 current US$ per person 43.75 current US$ per person 1,736 current US$ per person Australia
1990s 3,125 current US$ per person 61.86 current US$ per person 3,063 current US$ per person Australia
2000s 5,858 current US$ per person 142.61 current US$ per person 5,716 current US$ per person Australia
2010s 9,498 current US$ per person 170.65 current US$ per person 9,328 current US$ per person Australia
2020s 10,199 current US$ per person 159.6 current US$ per person 10,039 current US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Australia or Low income?
Australia, at 10,798 current US$ per person against 178.83 current US$ per person in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Australia and Low income?
10,619 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 41st and Low income ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.