Australia vs New Zealand: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 36.0% against 35.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 160th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.9% | 31.9% | 6.9% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 24.5% | 40.0% | 15.4% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 43.7% | 16.8% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 43.3% | 14.2% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 44.6% | 10.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 40.5% | 7.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.3% | 1.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 36.0% against 35.7% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Australia ranks 160th and New Zealand ranks 161st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.