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
0.050.10.150.2196019922025

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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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.