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AUD 326B
Two-way trade, 2025
25%
of Australia’s total trade
95%
tariff lines duty-free under ChAFTA
Source: Australian Government — DFAT China country brief, 2025; ChAFTA at full implementation.
By the numbers

The trade relationship,
visualised

China is Australia’s largest trading partner. The figures below frame the scale and direction of the flows our briefings unpack.

Two-way trade, AUD billion

DFAT / ABS · indicative
267 2021
287 2022
300 2023
312 2024
326 2025
+9%
Trade growth, 2023→2025
#1
Australia’s top trading partner
~14k
Tariff lines covered by ChAFTA

Top Australian exports to China

ranked, indicative
01Iron ore Resources
02Natural gas (LNG) Energy
03Coal Energy
04Education & services Services
05Gold & metals Resources
06Agribusiness Food
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