General profile: Australia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
25.921 Millions
1.331 AUD/US$
1 716 218 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 7 692 020 km²
2.82 %
4.64 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+37.5 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
106 097
212 634
187 684
344 829
Merchandise imports
125 281
201 639
208 501
261 165
Merchandise trade balance
-19 184
10 995
-20 817
83 664
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
7 %7 %8 %8 %29 %29 %44 %44 %11 %11 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
116 81830 31922 59313 62411 022116 81830 31922 59313 62411 022
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
32 227
51 899
54 871
(e) 45 274
Services imports
33 057
57 709
63 705
(e) 39 272
Services trade balance
-830
-5 810
-8 834
(e) 6 002
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
17.5
11.4
9.2
(e) 6.3
Travel
57.2
62.8
62.4
(e) 38.7
Other services
25.1
25.7
28.2
(e) 54.9
TRADE INDICES
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1751431471331241071001081091061141018292767162534747464416413113011911610010011111912313512111011810398887871717067
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
760 940
1 299 463
1 247 634
1 716 218
GDP per capita, current US$
37 723
59 015
52 377
66 209
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.79
2.46
2.77
4.64
Current account balance, % of GDP
-5.70
-3.44
-4.57
3.30
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.309
1.090
1.331
1.331
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
52.420.922.622.117.952.420.922.622.117.9
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.5 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
-28 294.65
36 795.52
29 580.27
25 085.18
FDI outflows
-35 783.18
19 803.52
-9 337.46
9 223.84
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.12
0.14
0.17
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 192.11 752.21 861.42 001.92 056.82 174.72 292.12 389.42 405.32 449.31 864.51 334.61 526.01 341.91 014.8940.42 838.02 325.01 769.01 782.01 904.025 08516 72639 40668 32246 11448 40129 58058 50756 76659 57458 93236 79631 89346 90641 48026 314-28 29539 6126 33914 2467 82514 191FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
-1.97
0.43
-2.25
(e) 5.46
Balance, % of imports
-9.71
2.16
-10.37
(e) 31.55
Normalized balance
-0.051
0.011
-0.055
(e) 0.136
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
4039464441394142414142404046404139
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 86%Urban 86%Rural 14%Rural 14%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.113 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
2 376
2 171
1 938
2 423
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
28.82
32.62
37.67
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
6 371 630
7 621 017
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.68
0.96
1.40
0.87
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
11.41
10.37
9.99
10.00
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
4.64
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022