Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Australia
Australia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 0.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Australia, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Australia is 0.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.8% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Australia peaked at 2.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1992.
That places Australia 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.5% | — |
| 1961 | 1.5% | +4.8% |
| 1962 | 1.2% | -23.6% |
| 1963 | 1.4% | +17.5% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -13.4% |
| 1969 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -9.3% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -19.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | -13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +138.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -73.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +70.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +31.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +93.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +57.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -43.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -14.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -13.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +138.8% | 0.6% | 1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Australia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in Australia was 0.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Australia ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.