Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Australia

Australia: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP was -0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-0 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 60.1%
World rank
160th
of 173 countries
All-time high
-0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2019
All-time low
-0 units per US$ of GDP
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Australia, 1961–2019

-0-0-0-00196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Australia recorded -0 units per US$ of GDP for net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.1% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Australia peaked at -0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0 units per US$ of GDP, in 1961.

Australia ranks 160th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP in Australia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1961 -0 units per US$ of GDP
1962 -0 units per US$ of GDP -8.4%
1963 -0 units per US$ of GDP -69.6%
1964 -0 units per US$ of GDP +55.7%
1965 -0 units per US$ of GDP -16.0%
1966 -0 units per US$ of GDP -41.6%
1967 -0 units per US$ of GDP +68.0%
1968 -0 units per US$ of GDP -71.7%
1969 -0 units per US$ of GDP +210.9%
1970 -0 units per US$ of GDP +24.3%
1971 -0 units per US$ of GDP +62.6%
1972 -0 units per US$ of GDP +40.6%
1973 -0 units per US$ of GDP -63.9%
1974 -0 units per US$ of GDP -27.9%
1975 -0 units per US$ of GDP +99.0%
1976 -0 units per US$ of GDP +3.3%
1977 -0 units per US$ of GDP +2.1%
1978 -0 units per US$ of GDP -41.3%
1979 -0 units per US$ of GDP +15.6%
1980 -0 units per US$ of GDP +52.7%
1981 -0 units per US$ of GDP -54.3%
1982 -0 units per US$ of GDP -10.1%
1983 -0 units per US$ of GDP -42.1%
1984 -0 units per US$ of GDP +242.8%
1985 -0 units per US$ of GDP +77.9%
1986 -0 units per US$ of GDP -20.4%
1987 -0 units per US$ of GDP -49.4%
1988 -0 units per US$ of GDP -46.9%
1989 -0 units per US$ of GDP -17.2%
1990 -0 units per US$ of GDP +50.0%
1991 -0 units per US$ of GDP -2.9%
1992 -0 units per US$ of GDP -18.7%
1993 -0 units per US$ of GDP +30.3%
1994 -0 units per US$ of GDP +37.7%
1995 -0 units per US$ of GDP -49.0%
1996 -0 units per US$ of GDP +67.7%
1997 -0 units per US$ of GDP -11.5%
1998 -0 units per US$ of GDP +6.1%
1999 -0 units per US$ of GDP +11.7%
2000 -0 units per US$ of GDP -26.8%
2001 -0 units per US$ of GDP -18.8%
2002 -0 units per US$ of GDP +61.6%
2003 -0 units per US$ of GDP -56.3%
2004 -0 units per US$ of GDP +167.9%
2005 -0 units per US$ of GDP -48.3%
2006 -0 units per US$ of GDP +13.6%
2007 -0 units per US$ of GDP -66.4%
2008 -0 units per US$ of GDP +53.3%
2009 -0 units per US$ of GDP +5.9%
2010 -0 units per US$ of GDP -1.7%
2011 -0 units per US$ of GDP -6.7%
2012 -0 units per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2013 -0 units per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2014 -0 units per US$ of GDP +28.7%
2015 -0 units per US$ of GDP -8.0%
2016 -0 units per US$ of GDP +25.3%
2017 -0 units per US$ of GDP +38.9%
2018 -0 units per US$ of GDP -35.8%
2019 -0 units per US$ of GDP -60.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's -0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP. (62 countries reporting)
  • Australia's -0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 9
1970s -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 10
1980s -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 10
1990s -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP -0 units per US$ of GDP 10

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 157 Romania -0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 158 Canada -0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 159 Uruguay -0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 161 Hungary -0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 162 Lithuania -0 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 163 Russia -0 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 173 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Australia?
Net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp in Australia was -0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was -0 units per US$ of GDP in 2019.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was -0 units per US$ of GDP in 1961.
How does Australia rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 160th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Wheat ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
173 places, 6,978 data points, 1961–2019
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Net food imports by crop - Wheat divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.