Australia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Australia
10,798 current US$ per person
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10,532 current US$ per person
in 2023
Australia rank
41st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
44th

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

  • Australia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019912023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 10,798 current US$ per person against 10,532 current US$ per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 266 current US$ per person.

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

Australia ranks 41st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 281.72 current US$ per person 270.94 current US$ per person 10.79 current US$ per person Australia
1970s 741.65 current US$ per person 854.99 current US$ per person 113.34 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1,779 current US$ per person 2,147 current US$ per person 367.37 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 3,125 current US$ per person 4,113 current US$ per person 988.53 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 5,858 current US$ per person 7,526 current US$ per person 1,668 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 9,498 current US$ per person 9,873 current US$ per person 375.14 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 10,199 current US$ per person 10,228 current US$ per person 29.14 current US$ per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Australia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Australia, at 10,798 current US$ per person against 10,532 current US$ per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
266 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 41st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.