Australia Major Trade Partners

by countryaah · Published June 1, 2019 · Updated September 25, 2019

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Australia in terms of export sales (selling), including Japan, China, and South Korea. The second lists top trade partners of Australia regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Australia.

Australia Major Exports

Market Value: 144,603 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	Japan	34,356,598	23.76	110.75
2	China	24,169,232	16.71	200.02
3	South Korea	13,936,736	9.64	106.44
4	India	10,997,943	7.61	176.14
5	United States	7,681,757	5.31	9.43
6	United Kingdom	6,890,688	4.77	85.65
7	New Zealand	6,022,057	4.16	(6.46)
8	Singapore	4,452,301	3.08	85.68
9	Thailand	4,204,843	2.91	86.56
10	Malaysia	2,720,729	1.88	52.39
11	United Arab Emirates	2,373,556	1.64	150.55
12	Indonesia	2,344,337	1.62	(1.39)
13	Netherlands	2,253,019	1.56	99.74
14	Hong Kong	1,997,164	1.38	(0.24)
15	Saudi Arabia	1,829,958	1.27	23.41
16	Germany	1,307,377	0.90	35.45
17	South Africa	1,301,706	0.90	12.58
18	Brazil	1,185,102	0.82	185.94
19	Vietnam	1,183,382	0.82	140.81
20	France	1,131,446	0.78	49.62
21	Belgium	1,107,798	0.77	103.36
22	Philippines	1,097,511	0.76	51.68
23	Italy	1,083,953	0.75	5.20
24	Papua New Guinea	822,916	0.57	20.27
25	Finland	742,687	0.51	79.95
26	Turkey	698,168	0.48	217.89
27	Canada	692,085	0.48	(51.78)
28	Spain	559,581	0.39	11.51
29	Sweden	476,793	0.33	159.12
30	Russia	459,279	0.32	241.60
31	Mexico	427,008	0.30	36.05
32	Oman	389,008	0.27	120.41
33	Pakistan	322,999	0.22	(12.91)
34	Switzerland	312,543	0.22	101.82
35	Kuwait	296,083	0.20	(22.50)
36	Ukraine	230,085	0.16	510.61

Australia Major Imports

Market Value: 149,954 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	China	25,565,990	17.05	93.97
2	United States	18,210,395	12.14	18.95
3	Japan	15,237,752	10.16	24.31
4	Singapore	12,263,736	8.18	167.85
5	Thailand	7,857,504	5.24	183.02
6	Germany	7,681,803	5.12	27.24
7	Malaysia	6,729,331	4.49	65.02
8	United Kingdom	6,569,654	4.38	55.17
9	New Zealand	5,752,882	3.84	50.63
10	South Korea	4,572,612	3.05	26.20
11	Vietnam	4,215,237	2.81	133.59
12	Indonesia	3,848,950	2.57	41.52
13	Italy	3,457,547	2.31	6.24
14	France	2,999,584	2.00	(2.55)
15	Papua New Guinea	2,459,798	1.64	107.16
16	United Arab Emirates	1,866,731	1.24	167.03
17	Canada	1,728,112	1.15	27.88
18	Sweden	1,438,523	0.96	8.66
19	South Africa	1,163,882	0.78	26.60
20	Belgium	1,124,202	0.75	26.47
21	India	1,074,223	0.72	30.37
22	Spain	1,017,343	0.68	8.23
23	Netherlands	1,005,356	0.67	8.94
24	Ireland	958,061	0.64	(28.36)
25	Brazil	934,228	0.62	132.28
26	Mexico	890,232	0.59	77.50
27	Switzerland	808,219	0.54	(19.82)
28	Hong Kong	725,377	0.48	(22.42)
29	Finland	712,327	0.48	32.11
30	Austria	662,926	0.44	8.07
31	Saudi Arabia	630,268	0.42	(18.19)
32	Denmark	609,152	0.41	(15.26)
33	Chile	564,065	0.38	654.40
34	Russia	488,811	0.33	1,029.53
35	Philippines	460,434	0.31	(14.92)
36	Israel	415,974	0.28	8.83