List of the largest trading partners of Australia

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This is a list of the largest two-way trading partners of Australia, based on data released by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for the 2022 calendar year. [1]

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The largest trading partners

The 10 largest trading partners of Australia with their total trade (sum of imports and exports) in millions of Australian dollars and the total trade for all countries for the 2022 calendar year were as follows: [2]

RankCountry/DistrictExportsImportsTotal Trade Trade Balance
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 185,141114,224299,36570,917
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 119,88927,428147,31792,461
3Flag of Europe.svg  European Union 31,81676,650108,466-44,833
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30,69056,62187,310-25,931
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 53,99027,86981,85826,121
6Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 24,00928,88852,897-4,879
7Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 30,60912,12742,73518,482
8Flag of India.svg  India 34,92113,53848,45821,383
9Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18,10913,27131,3804,839
10Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 8,99618,69727,693-9,701
Total all economies [2] 670,552530,3481,200,900140,204

Top export markets

The 15 largest export markets of Australia in millions of Australian dollars for the 2022 calendar year were as follows: [2]

RankCountry/DistrictValue (A$ million)Share of overall exports
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 185,14127.6%
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 119,88917.9%
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 53,9908.1%
4Flag of India.svg  India 34,9215.2%
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30,6904.6%
6Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 30,6094.6%
7Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 24,0093.6%
8Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18,1092.7%
9Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 15,3412.3%
10Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 15,1932.3%
11Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 14,6632.2%
12Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 9,3261.4%
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9,1761.4%
14Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 8,9961.3%
15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 8,6931.3%

Top import sources

The 15 largest import sources to Australia in millions of Australian dollars for the 2022 calendar year were as follows: [2]

RankCountry/DistrictValue (A$ million)Share of overall imports
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 114,22421.5%
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 56,62110.7%
3Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 28,8885.4%
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 27,8695.3%
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 27,4285.2%
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22,7994.3%
7Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 18,6973.5%
8Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 18,1673.4%
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 16,1783.1%
10Flag of India.svg  India 13,5382.6%
11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13,2712.5%
12Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 12,1272.3%
13Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 10,3401.9%
14Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9,9441.9%
14Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 8,6431.6%

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References

  1. "Australia's trade in goods and services 2022". Australian Government: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Australia's goods and services by top 15 partners 2022" (PDF). Australian Government: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade . Retrieved 2 November 2023.