Australia vs Japan: Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight (CIF), Percent change
Australia
2.02
in 2031
Japan
2.01
in 2031
Australia rank
21st
Japan rank
22nd
Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight (CIF), Percent change over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.02 against 2.01 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Japan ranks 22nd of 25 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.81 | 3.78 | 5.03 | Australia |
| 1990s | 7.21 | 6.58 | 0.6289 | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.66 | 3.13 | 4.52 | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.22 | 4.29 | 0.0717 | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.58 | 1.84 | 1.74 | Australia |
| 2030s | 2.02 | 1.99 | 0.0254 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 2.02 against 2.01 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change between Australia and Japan?
- 0.01, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change?
- Australia ranks 21st and Japan ranks 22nd of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight (CIF), Percent change (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.