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Australia and Canada

First country

Second country

In 2025, Australia sold USD 2.42 billion of goods to Canada and bought USD 2.97 billion from it. The DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018). In 2024, 27 thousand people born in Australia lived in Canada, and 57 thousand people born in Canada lived in Australia. In 2025, Canada sold USD 144 million of fertilisers to Australia.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: Australia sold USD 2.42 billion and Canada sold USD 2.97 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 74 percent, from USD 648 million in 2019 to USD 1.13 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in fertilisers grew 128 percent, from USD 63.2 million in 2019 to USD 144 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 144 million of fertilisers, and Australia sold almost none.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 755 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 136 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 191 million of pharmaceutical products, against USD 23.7 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 5.39 billion
2025, as reported by Australia
Australia to Canada
USD 2.42 billion
2025, as reported by Australia
Canada to Australia
USD 2.97 billion
2025, as reported by Australia

What connects Australia and Canada

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Australia sold USD 2.42 billion of goods to Canada and bought USD 2.97 billion from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Australia sold USD 849 million of agricultural and food products to Canada and bought USD 277 million from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Canada sold USD 144 million of fertilisers to Australia.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Australia sold USD 136 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Canada and bought USD 755 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Australia sold USD 76.4 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Canada and bought USD 138 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, Australia sold USD 23.7 million of pharmaceutical products to Canada and bought USD 191 million from it.

Security

Intelligence and cyberBoth are members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018).Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the G20, the OECD, APEC and the Commonwealth of Nations and 1 other group. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 91 percent in 2023, and 91 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 27 thousand people born in Australia lived in Canada, and 57 thousand people born in Canada lived in Australia.

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