Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Australia
Australia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 11,249 current US$ per person in 2025. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Australia, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded 11,249 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Australia peaked at 11,883 current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 225.99 current US$ per person, in 1961.
Australia ranks 49th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 297.87 current US$ per person | 225.99 current US$ per person | 370.06 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 754.68 current US$ per person | 381.57 current US$ per person | 1,253 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,802 current US$ per person | 1,394 current US$ per person | 2,672 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,068 current US$ per person | 2,410 current US$ per person | 3,676 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,882 current US$ per person | 3,315 current US$ per person | 9,425 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,646 current US$ per person | 8,113 current US$ per person | 11,478 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,539 current US$ per person | 8,258 current US$ per person | 11,883 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 46 Poland, Republic of 11,552 current US$ per person compare
- 47 France 11,444 current US$ per person compare
- 48 Italy 11,350 current US$ per person compare
- 50 Cyprus 11,154 current US$ per person compare
- 51 Spain 10,400 current US$ per person compare
- 52 Turks and Caicos Islands 10,351 current US$ per person 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$), annual growth rate -0.9521 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Australia?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Australia was 11,249 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,883 current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.99 current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Australia rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.