Australia recorded a trade surplus of 2631 AUD Million in January of 2026. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The statistic shows Australia's trade balance of goods from 2014 to 2024. The trade balance is the value of goods exports minus the value of goods imports. A positive value indicates a trade surplus, a negative value a trade deficit. In 2023, Australia's trade surplus amounted to around ***** billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about Australia's Trade Balance

• Australia's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 1.8 USD bn in Jan 2026, compared with a surplus of 2.2 USD bn in the previous month
• Australia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1971 to Jan 2026, with an averaged value of -537.6 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.4 USD bn in Jun 2022 and a record low of -3.0 USD bn in Feb 2008

CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Total Exports and Total Imports in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Further information about Australia's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, Australia's Total Exports reached 29.9 USD bn in Jan 2026, an increase of 5.9% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 28.1 USD bn in Jan 2026, an increase of 5.9% YoY (year-on-year)

Australia: Trade balance as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is 2.1 percent, a decline from 4.37 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is -3.07 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1960 to 2024 is -0.54 percent. The minimum value, -3.29 percent, was reached in 1982 while the maximum of 5.24 percent was recorded in 2022.

In 2024, Japan recorded a deficit in goods and services trade with Australia valued at more than ************* Japanese yen. The Japanese trade balance with Australia remained negative recently, as imports exceeded the value of exports for consecutive years. Apart from fossil fuels and nonferrous metals, meats, in particular beef and veal, are major commodities imported to Japan.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for Australia (XTNTVA01AUM664N) from Jan 1955 to Dec 2025 about Australia, trade, Net, and goods.

Overview with Chart & Report: Australia Trade Balance shows the difference between exports and imports of goods and services for a given period, in monetary terms. A positive balance value indicates a trade surplus, while a

In 2024, China had a trade deficit of approximately ** billion U.S. dollars in merchandise trade with Australia. This trade deficit was mainly driven by Australian mineral exports to China.

Australia Trade Balance: Services: Singapore data was reported at -2,244.000 AUD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -4,736.000 AUD mn for 2022. Australia Trade Balance: Services: Singapore data is updated yearly, averaging -620.500 AUD mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 258.000 AUD mn in 2001 and a record low of -4,736.000 AUD mn in 2022. Australia Trade Balance: Services: Singapore data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.TISP: Trade in Services: Trade Balance: by Country: OECD Member: Annual.

This dataset provides values for BALANCE OF TRADE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

Historical dataset showing Australia trade balance by year from 1960 to 2023.

Australia Trade Balance: Goods data was reported at 1,774.000 AUD mn in Jan 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,696.000 AUD mn for Dec 2025. Australia Trade Balance: Goods data is updated monthly, averaging -1,084.000 AUD mn from Jul 1971 (Median) to Jan 2026, with 655 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21,080.000 AUD mn in Jun 2022 and a record low of -4,277.000 AUD mn in Oct 2007. Australia Trade Balance: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.JA: Trade Balance: BOP Basis: BPM6.

This statistic shows the trade balance of South Korea with Australia up to 2017, since the Free Trade Agreement came into force in December 2014. In 2017, South Korea has been in a trade surplus of about **** billion U.S. dollars with Australia.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for Australia (XTNTVA01AUQ667S) from Q1 1957 to Q4 2025 about Australia, trade, Net, and goods.

Australia Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: Cyprus data was reported at -18.831 USD mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -12.004 USD mn for 2016. Australia Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: Cyprus data is updated yearly, averaging 0.680 USD mn from Dec 1950 (Median) to 2017, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.734 USD mn in 1994 and a record low of -18.831 USD mn in 2017. Australia Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: Cyprus data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.DOT: Trade Balance: by Country: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for Australia (XTNTVA01AUQ664S) from Q1 1955 to Q4 2025 about Australia, trade, Net, and goods.

AU: Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: China, People Republic: Hong Kong data was reported at 534.416 USD mn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 864.268 USD mn for Apr 2018. AU: Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: China, People Republic: Hong Kong data is updated monthly, averaging 67.273 USD mn from Mar 1960 (Median) to May 2018, with 599 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.233 USD bn in Jun 2017 and a record low of -33.530 USD mn in Nov 1981. AU: Trade Balance: Advanced Economies: China, People Republic: Hong Kong data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.DOT: Trade Balance: by Country: Monthly.

AU: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Belarus data was reported at -0.369 USD mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -0.459 USD mn for Apr 2018. AU: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Belarus data is updated monthly, averaging -0.111 USD mn from Nov 1992 (Median) to May 2018, with 296 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.456 USD mn in Jun 2001 and a record low of -16.872 USD mn in Feb 1994. AU: Trade Balance: Emerging and Developing Economies: Europe: CIS: Belarus data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.DOT: Trade Balance: by Country: Monthly.

Monthly and long-term Australia Trade data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

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