Summary
- Australia → Thailand
- $5.4billion
- Thailand → Australia
- $14billion
- Australia’s balance
- -$8.6billion
Balance
Australia’s trade balance with Thailand
Trade between Australia and Thailand grew 8.9-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Australia’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 5.4
- Imports 14
- Balance -8.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1.4 billion | $802 million | $574 million |
| 1996 | $1.6 billion | $880 million | $752 million |
| 1997 | $1.4 billion | $989 million | $373 million |
| 1998 | $999 million | $1.1 billion | -$52 million |
| 1999 | $985 million | $1.4 billion | -$465 million |
| 2000 | $1.2 billion | $1.8 billion | -$598 million |
| 2001 | $1.3 billion | $1.6 billion | -$242 million |
| 2002 | $1.5 billion | $1.8 billion | -$243 million |
| 2003 | $1.7 billion | $2.5 billion | -$771 million |
| 2004 | $2.3 billion | $3 billion | -$640 million |
| 2005 | $4 billion | $4 billion | $23 million |
| 2006 | $3.5 billion | $5.1 billion | -$1.6 billion |
| 2007 | $4 billion | $7.4 billion | -$3.4 billion |
| 2008 | $6 billion | $9.1 billion | -$3 billion |
| 2009 | $3.8 billion | $8.4 billion | -$4.6 billion |
| 2010 | $6 billion | $10.5 billion | -$4.5 billion |
| 2011 | $10.3 billion | $8.7 billion | $1.5 billion |
| 2012 | $5.4 billion | $10.5 billion | -$5.1 billion |
| 2013 | $5.6 billion | $11.1 billion | -$5.5 billion |
| 2014 | $5.5 billion | $9.6 billion | -$4.2 billion |
| 2015 | $4.2 billion | $10.3 billion | -$6.1 billion |
| 2016 | $3.8 billion | $11.7 billion | -$7.9 billion |
| 2017 | $4.4 billion | $11.4 billion | -$7 billion |
| 2018 | $6 billion | $11.5 billion | -$5.5 billion |
| 2019 | $3.9 billion | $10.6 billion | -$6.7 billion |
| 2020 | $3.2 billion | $10.3 billion | -$7.1 billion |
| 2021 | $5.4 billion | $11.8 billion | -$6.3 billion |
| 2022 | $7 billion | $12.8 billion | -$5.8 billion |
| 2023 | $6.7 billion | $13.5 billion | -$6.8 billion |
| 2024 | $5.4 billion | $14 billion | -$8.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What Australia sells to Thailand
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Thailand 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 Laem Chabang is 4,817 nautical miles (8,921 km) long: ≈ 11–14.5 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
Thailand was Australia’s 7th largest trading partner (3% of its trade), and Australia was Thailand’s 9th (3%).
- Thailand in Australia’s trade
- 3%
- Thailand’s rank among Australia’s partners
- 7th
- Australia in Thailand’s trade
- 3%
- Australia’s rank among Thailand’s partners
- 9th
Compare with
Other partners of Australia
Other partners of Thailand
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.