Summary
- Australia → Canada
- $2.1billion
- Canada → Australia
- $2.6billion
- Australia’s balance
- -$498million
Balance
Australia’s trade balance with Canada
Trade between Australia and Canada grew 2.2-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Australia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.1
- Imports 2.6
- Balance -0.5
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $987 million | $1.1 billion | -$139 million |
| 1996 | $968 million | $1.1 billion | -$122 million |
| 1997 | $863 million | $928 million | -$65 million |
| 1998 | $922 million | $943 million | -$21 million |
| 1999 | $849 million | $998 million | -$149 million |
| 2000 | $1.1 billion | $1.1 billion | -$49 million |
| 2001 | $1.1 billion | $926 million | $133 million |
| 2002 | $1.2 billion | $980 million | $179 million |
| 2003 | $1.2 billion | $1.2 billion | -$76 million |
| 2004 | $1.4 billion | $1.4 billion | -$15 million |
| 2005 | $1.5 billion | $1.6 billion | -$90 million |
| 2006 | $1.4 billion | $1.8 billion | -$376 million |
| 2007 | $1.7 billion | $1.9 billion | -$203 million |
| 2008 | $1.6 billion | $2.4 billion | -$820 million |
| 2009 | $1.4 billion | $1.7 billion | -$301 million |
| 2010 | $1.6 billion | $1.8 billion | -$260 million |
| 2011 | $1.9 billion | $2 billion | -$124 million |
| 2012 | $2.2 billion | $2.6 billion | -$345 million |
| 2013 | $1.9 billion | $2.1 billion | -$143 million |
| 2014 | $1.5 billion | $1.9 billion | -$415 million |
| 2015 | $1.5 billion | $1.8 billion | -$303 million |
| 2016 | $1.7 billion | $1.6 billion | $126 million |
| 2017 | $1.6 billion | $1.8 billion | -$180 million |
| 2018 | $1.6 billion | $1.7 billion | -$78 million |
| 2019 | $1.8 billion | $1.9 billion | -$24 million |
| 2020 | $1.9 billion | $1.8 billion | $16 million |
| 2021 | $1.9 billion | $2 billion | -$146 million |
| 2022 | $2.1 billion | $2.6 billion | -$524 million |
| 2023 | $2.4 billion | $2.7 billion | -$331 million |
| 2024 | $2.1 billion | $2.6 billion | -$498 million |
What they sell each other
What Australia sells to Canada
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Canada sells to Australia
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Sydney and Vancouver is 7,198 nautical miles (13,331 km) long: ≈ 16.5–21.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Canada was Australia’s 20th largest trading partner (0.7% of its trade), and Australia was Canada’s 20th (0.4%).
- Canada in Australia’s trade
- 0.7%
- Canada’s rank among Australia’s partners
- 20th
- Australia in Canada’s trade
- 0.4%
- Australia’s rank among Canada’s partners
- 20th
Compare with
Other partners of Australia
Other partners of Canada
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.