Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Australia
Australia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Australia is 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Australia peaked at 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Australia 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.0441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0543 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0576 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0544 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.049 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 148 Nicaragua 0.0649 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Panama 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Rwanda 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 152 Tajikistan 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 153 Cambodia 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Australia
- Merchandise trade 36.0% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 310.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 9.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 337.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,225 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Australia?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Australia was 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.