Australia vs Southern Africa: Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports
Australia
1.2%
in 2024
Southern Africa
0.6%
in 2024
Australia rank
30th
Southern Africa rank
33rd
Developing countries’ and least developed … merchandise imports over time
- Australia
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.2% against 0.6% in Southern Africa, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.1 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 33rd of 237 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Australia or Southern Africa?
- Australia, at 1.2% against 0.6% in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Australia and Southern Africa?
- 0.6%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Southern Africa rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Australia ranks 30th and Southern Africa ranks 33rd of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise imports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.