Binding coverage, primary products in Australia
Australia: Binding coverage, primary products was 0.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Binding coverage, primary products in Australia, 1996–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, binding coverage, primary products in Australia stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, binding coverage, primary products in Australia peaked at 99.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Australia ranks 60th of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Binding coverage, primary products in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99.0% | — |
| 1997 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Binding coverage, primary products in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -100.0% | 99.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 0.0% | 99.1% | 3 |
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- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
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- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
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- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is binding coverage, primary products in Australia?
- Binding coverage, primary products in Australia was 0.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest binding coverage, primary products recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for binding coverage, primary products?
- Australia ranks 60th out of 158 countries with data for 2022.
- Is binding coverage, primary products rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Binding coverage, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Binding coverage is the percentage of product lines with an agreed bound rate. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).