Strategic Lens

Argentina and Australia

First country

Second country

In 2025, Argentina sold USD 580 million of goods to Australia and bought USD 368 million from it. Both are members of the G20. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 63 percent in 2023, and 61 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 25 thousand people born in Argentina lived in Australia. In 2025, Argentina sold USD 68.6 million of mineral fuels and oils to Australia and bought USD 32.9 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils grew 103 percent, from USD 50.1 million in 2019 to USD 102 million in 2025.
  • BothBoth are members of the G20.
  • BothThe number of people born in Argentina who live in Australia rose from 11 thousand in 1990 to 25 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products fell 75 percent, from USD 379 million in 2019 to USD 93.7 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel fell 84 percent, from USD 117 million in 2019 to USD 18.4 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Argentina sold USD 82.6 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 11.1 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); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (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 948 million
2025, as reported by Argentina
Argentina to Australia
USD 580 million
2025, as reported by Argentina
Australia to Argentina
USD 368 million
2025, as reported by Argentina

What connects Argentina and Australia