Import unit value index in Australia
Australia: Import unit value index was 108.5 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Australia recorded 108.5 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Australia peaked at 129.2 2015 = 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.2 2015 = 100, in 2001.
That places Australia 191st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Import unit value index in Australia, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.5 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 73.3 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 80.5 2015 = 100 | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 86.2 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 90.5 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 92.9 2015 = 100 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 99.1 2015 = 100 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 108.4 2015 = 100 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 100.7 2015 = 100 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 112.2 2015 = 100 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 126.8 2015 = 100 | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 129.2 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 123.2 2015 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 118.8 2015 = 100 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 99 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 102.8 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 98.2 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 93.7 2015 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 105 2015 = 100 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 115.2 2015 = 100 | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 109.9 2015 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 108.5 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 108.5 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 127.4 2015 = 100, 85% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Australia's 108.5 2015 = 100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124.8 2015 = 100, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.23 2015 = 100 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | 108.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.59 2015 = 100 | 95.7 2015 = 100 | 129.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.46 2015 = 100 | 93.7 2015 = 100 | 115.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 188 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 110.19 2015 = 100 compare
- 188 Saint Martin (French part) 110.19 2015 = 100 compare
- 190 Russia 109.1 2015 = 100 compare
- 192 Argentina 108.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 193 New Zealand 108.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 194 Brazil 107.1 2015 = 100 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 import unit value index in Australia?
- Import unit value index in Australia was 108.5 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 129.2 2015 = 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2 2015 = 100 in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for import unit value index?
- Australia ranks 191st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.