Australia (2025)
36
% of GDP
-0.3pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.3pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Australia Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 36 -0.3pp
2024 36.3 -1.7pp
2023 38 -4.6pp
2022 42.6 +3.8pp
2021 38.8 +4.1pp
2020 34.7 -0.5pp
2019 35.2 +0.8pp
2018 34.4 -0.2pp
2017 34.6 +2.5pp
2016 32.1 +2.9pp
2015 29.2 -3.2pp
2014 32.4 +1.1pp
2013 31.3 -2pp
2012 33.3 -3.4pp
2011 36.7 +0.8pp
2010 35.9 +1.6pp
2009 34.3 -2.3pp
2008 36.6 +0.8pp
2007 35.8 +0.8pp
2006 35 +1.8pp

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 36 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.3pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 23.4 in 1983 to 42.6 in 2022.

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Australia from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total merchandise trade (exports plus imports of goods) as a share of GDP in Australia from 1990 to present. Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 42.6 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 23.4 in 1983. The latest reading of 36 in 2025 represents a change of -0.3pp.