Australia Trade Balance

Key information about Australia's Trade Balance

• Australia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.3 USD bn in Mar 2026, compared with a surplus of 3.5 USD bn in the previous month
• Australia's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jul 1971 to Mar 2026, with an averaged value of -511.7 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.5 USD bn in Jun 2022 and a record low of -3.0 USD bn in Feb 2008

CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Total Exports and Total Imports in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Further information about Australia's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, Australia's Total Exports reached 30.8 USD bn in Mar 2026, a decrease of 20.3% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 32.1 USD bn in Mar 2026, an increase of 20.3% YoY (year-on-year)

View Australia's Trade Balance from Jul 1971 to Mar 2026 in the chart:

What was Australia's Trade Balance in Mar 2026?

Australia's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 1.3 USD bn in Mar 2026, compared with a surplus of 3.5 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-1,291.8 Mar 2026	3,547.7 Feb 2026	-3,011.2 Feb 2008	13,453.6 Jun 2022	USD mn	monthly	Jul 1971 - Mar 2026

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