Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Australia
Australia: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 2.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Australia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.2% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Australia peaked at 7.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1969.
Australia ranks 104th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.4% | — |
| 1961 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -19.2% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | +22.5% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +79.4% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -47.6% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 1.9% | +77.1% |
| 1971 | 3.6% | +86.9% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | -36.5% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | +138.0% |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +23.4% |
| 1976 | 3.7% | -21.1% |
| 1977 | 4.3% | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | +29.9% |
| 1980 | 6.7% | +21.8% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 5.3% | -24.1% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 5.3% | -22.5% |
| 1987 | 3.7% | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -13.1% |
| 1989 | 3.7% | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 2.6% | -28.5% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +46.6% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +28.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -5.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4%, 5.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +138.0% | 1.6% | 3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.5% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Australia?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Australia was 2.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1969.
- How does Australia rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Australia ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.