Australia vs Japan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Australia
0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
173rd
Japan rank
174th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Japan ranks 174th of 203 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.1432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0559 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.089 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1641 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.1693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 0.1727 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Australia and Japan?
- 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Japan ranks 174th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.