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Where does Australia get its trucks? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Australia imported $10.6 billion of trucks (710 thousand tonnes), 5.6% of the world total. Its main sources were Thailand (45%), Japan (20%) and the United States (13%). Australia was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of trucks.

Summary

Value
$10.6billion
Tonnes
710thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.6%
World rank
3rd
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
Thailand4.8Tonnes: 270,333USD per tonne: $17,61245%Sea
Japan2.1Tonnes: 138,904USD per tonne: $15,29220.1%Sea
United States1.4Tonnes: 95,583USD per tonne: $14,75413.3%Sea
China0.42Tonnes: 73,197USD per tonne: $5,7073.9%Sea
South Africa0.27Tonnes: 25,941USD per tonne: $10,3892.5%Sea
Germany0.24Tonnes: 15,926USD per tonne: $14,9142.2%Sea
France0.21Tonnes: 15,936USD per tonne: $13,4872%Sea
Turkey0.18Tonnes: 13,560USD per tonne: $13,4761.7%Sea
South Korea0.16Tonnes: 14,629USD per tonne: $10,9241.5%Sea
Sweden0.1Tonnes: 972USD per tonne: $31,9170.99%Sea
United Kingdom0.1Tonnes: 5,645USD per tonne: $18,0570.96%Sea
India0.09Tonnes: 4,983USD per tonne: $17,3270.82%Sea
Spain0.08Tonnes: 7,901USD per tonne: $10,2910.77%Sea
Italy0.07Tonnes: 7,994USD per tonne: $9,0640.68%Sea
Poland0.06Tonnes: 4,172USD per tonne: $14,0510.55%Sea
Mexico0.05Tonnes: 894USD per tonne: $10,1580.51%Sea
Indonesia0.05Tonnes: 2,146USD per tonne: $24,6370.5%Sea
Finland0.05Tonnes: 2,154USD per tonne: $24,0970.49%Sea
Singapore re-exports0.03Tonnes: 2,845USD per tonne: $11,9300.32%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.02Tonnes: 1,443USD per tonne: $16,6440.23%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

Thailand has been its main source since 2005

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • Thailand 4.8
  • Japan 2.1
  • United States 1.4
  • China 0.42
  • South Africa 0.27

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
Thailand04.8
Japan12.1
United States0.231.4
China< 0.010.42
South Africa< 0.010.27

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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