AUSTRALIA www.exportwings.com KEY MARKET TAKEAWAYS
EXPORTS IMPORTS TRADE (CURRENT US$) (CURRENT US$) BALANCE
256.8 BILLION 2018 235.6 BILLION 2018 21.2 BILLION 2018
CHIEF OF STATE
2000 2018 2000 2018 2000 2018
TRADE TO GDP EXPORT TO RATIO. GOODS IMPORT RATIO AND SERVICES
2018 2018 43% 109%
MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS
DESTINATIONS JAPAN CHINA USA ORIGINS 2018 17% 53% 14% 2018
CHINA JAPAN KOREA, REP CHINA USA JAPAN 29% 10% 5% 24% 10% 7%
INDIA USA GERMANY THAILAND 4% 4% 5% 5%
MAJOR COMMODITY MAJOR COMMODITY SECTIONS. EXPORTS SECTIONS. IMPORTS
Petroleum oils and oils 8% obtained from HS CODE: bituminous minerals Coal; briquettes, ovoids and '2710 (excluding crude) 19% 13sim%ilar solid fuels HS CODE: '2701 manufactured from coal Motor cars and other 7% motor vehicles principally HS CODE: designed for the transport 18% Iron ores and concentrates, '8703 of persons, incl. HS CODE: incl. roasted iron pyrites '2601 Petroleum oils and oils 4% obtained from HS CODE: bituminous minerals, '2709 13% Petroleum gas and other gaseous crude HS CODE: hydrocarbons '2711 Telephone sets, incl. 4% telephones for cellular 6% HS CODE: HS CODE: Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, '8517 networks or for other wireless '7108 unwrought or not further worked than networks; other semi-manufactured ... 3% 3% Motor vehicles for the transport Commodities not elsewhere specified HS CODE: of goods, incl. chassis with HS CODE: '8704 '9999 engine and cab
ASEAN - Australia - Korea, Republic of - 1 New Zealand 8 Australia
2 Australia - Chile 9 Malaysia - Australia
3 Australia - China 10 Singapore - Australia
Australia - New Zealand Closer South Pacific Regional Trade Economic Relations Trade and Economic Cooperation 4 Agreement (ANZCERTA) 11 Agreement (SPARTECA)
Australia - Papua New 5 Guinea (PATCRA) 12 Thailand - Australia
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific United States - 6 Partnership (CPTPP) 13 Australia
7 Japan - Australia
LIST OF RTAS FOR WHICH AN EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN MADE
Australia - Gulf 1 Cooperation Council (GCC)
SERVICE EXPORTS SERVICE IMPORTS FDI FOREING DIRECT INVESTMENT (BOP, CURRENT US$) (BOP, CURRENT US$) (BOP, CURRENT US$)
69.3 BILLION 2018 73 BILLION 2018 60.9 BILLION 2018
2000 2018 2000 2018 2000 2018
POPULATION LANGUAGES GDP PER CAPITA
51,602 CURRENT INT. $ 2018
ENGLISH (official) 2018 24,992,369 Others: Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Italian
2000 2018
MOST POPULATED CITIES
URBAN POPULATION
SYDNEY MELBOURNE 4,627,345 4,246,375
BRISBANE PERTH 2,189,878 1,896,548 2018 86%
ADELAIDE 1,225,235
INDIVIDUALS USING MOBILE CELLULAR Renewable electricity THE INTERNET SUBSCRIPTIONS output (% OF POPULATION) (PER 100 PEOPLE) (% of total electricity output)
2017 2018 2015 87% 114% 14%
LEGAL SYSTEM. GOVERNMENT TYPE USEFUL DIRECTIONS
Common law system based on the English model
Commonwealth of FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNTRY FULL NAME Australia https:// dfat.gov.au/pages/default.aspx
https:// www.export.org.au/ CAPITAL CANBERRA TRADE
federal parliamentary TRADE https:// www.aigroup.com.au/ GOVERNMENT TYPE democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm CENTRAL BANK https:// www.rba.gov.au/ Queen ELIZABETH II; CHIEF OF STATE represented by Governor (since 1 July 2019) General David HURLEY CHAMBER OF https:// www.australianchamber.com.au/ COMMERCE
HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Prime Minister Scott MORRISON (since 24 August 2018)
Senate & House of ELECTIONS Representatives next to be held in 2022
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https://data.worldbank.org/ Infographic made by Xavi Reverter http://www.intracen.org/ Data from 2018, other years stated https://www.wto.org/index.htm www.exportwings.com https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/