Australia vs Lower middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Australia
287.89 billion current US$
in 2023
Lower middle income
1.37 trillion current US$
in 2023
Australia rank
22nd
Lower middle income rank
22nd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Australia
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 1.37 trillion current US$ against 287.89 billion current US$ in Australia, a difference of 1.08 trillion current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 4.8 times Australia's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 206 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 3.21 billion current US$ 9.18 billion current US$ 5.97 billion current US$ Lower middle income
1970s 10.31 billion current US$ 31.40 billion current US$ 21.09 billion current US$ Lower middle income
1980s 28.14 billion current US$ 70.91 billion current US$ 42.76 billion current US$ Lower middle income
1990s 56.31 billion current US$ 124.51 billion current US$ 68.20 billion current US$ Lower middle income
2000s 119.72 billion current US$ 375.12 billion current US$ 255.40 billion current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 224.17 billion current US$ 1.01 trillion current US$ 781.23 billion current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 265.48 billion current US$ 1.24 trillion current US$ 970.35 billion current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Australia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 1.37 trillion current US$ against 287.89 billion current US$ in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Australia and Lower middle income?
1.08 trillion current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lower middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Australia ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports 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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.