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Australia and Mexico

First country

Second country

In 2025, Australia sold USD 427 million of goods to Mexico and bought USD 3.40 billion from it. The DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018). Both are members of the G20, the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 67 percent in 2023, and 63 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 63 percent, from USD 2.35 billion in 2019 to USD 3.83 billion in 2025.
  • BothTrade in agricultural and food products runs both ways in similar amounts: Australia sold USD 223 million and Mexico sold USD 186 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 102 percent, from USD 825 million in 2019 to USD 1.67 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Mexico sold USD 3.40 billion of goods, against USD 427 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Australia sold USD 20.5 million of mineral fuels and oils, and Mexico sold almost none.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Mexico sold USD 1.59 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 77.0 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); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 3.83 billion
2025, as reported by Australia
Australia to Mexico
USD 427 million
2025, as reported by Australia
Mexico to Australia
USD 3.40 billion
2025, as reported by Australia

What connects Australia and Mexico

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Australia sold USD 427 million of goods to Mexico and bought USD 3.40 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Australia sold USD 20.5 million of mineral fuels and oils to Mexico.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Australia sold USD 223 million of agricultural and food products to Mexico and bought USD 186 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Australia sold USD 77.0 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Mexico and bought USD 1.59 billion from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Australia sold USD 29.3 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Mexico and bought USD 579 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, Australia sold USD 1.7 million of pharmaceutical products to Mexico and bought USD 20.4 million from it.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 2 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 and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 67 percent in 2023, and 63 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 9 thousand people born in Mexico lived in Australia.

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