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Defence and arms: Australia and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, Australia sold USD 36.9 million of arms and ammunition to United States and bought USD 633 million from it. Both are members of AUKUS.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in arms and ammunition grew 195 percent, from USD 227 million in 2019 to USD 670 million in 2025.
  • BothBoth are members of AUKUS.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 633 million of arms and ammunition, against USD 36.9 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Australia's exports to United States: arms and ammunition

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Australia

2019: 5Low 5 / High 36.92025: 36.9

20195
202013.5
202117
202212.4
202311.3
202414
202536.9

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Australia's imports from United States: arms and ammunition

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Australia

2019: 221.8Low 186 / High 6332025: 633

2019221.8
2020191.1
2021271.3
2022291.3
2023186
2024208
2025633

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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