Australia vs Low income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Australia
11,249 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low income
198.69 current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
49th
Low income rank
45th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Low income
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 11,249 current US$ per person against 198.69 current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 11,050 current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 56.6 times Low income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 49th and Low income ranks 45th 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 297.87 current US$ per person 14.03 current US$ per person 283.83 current US$ per person Australia
1970s 754.68 current US$ per person 34.87 current US$ per person 719.81 current US$ per person Australia
1980s 1,802 current US$ per person 69.3 current US$ per person 1,733 current US$ per person Australia
1990s 3,068 current US$ per person 58.22 current US$ per person 3,010 current US$ per person Australia
2000s 5,882 current US$ per person 108.82 current US$ per person 5,773 current US$ per person Australia
2010s 9,646 current US$ per person 177.61 current US$ per person 9,469 current US$ per person Australia
2020s 10,539 current US$ per person 174.88 current US$ per person 10,364 current US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Australia or Low income?
Australia, at 11,249 current US$ per person against 198.69 current US$ per person in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Australia and Low income?
11,050 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 49th and Low income ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (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, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.