Major trading partners – Calendar year results

The Northern Territory (NT) is geographically located close to major Asian economies including China, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore, and as could be expected, these are some of the NT's major trading partners. The NT also relies on goods imports from the United States of America and the European Union, which are also identified as key trading partners. In this section, analysis on the NT's major trading partners is provided by calendar year, for both exports and imports.

China | Japan | Taiwan | Malaysia | Singapore | Canada | United States of America | Indonesia | Republic of Korea | India | Vietnam | Papua New Guinea | Europe

2019 Activity

Please note, some of the main items of trade have been confidentialised by the ABS due to sensitivity of specific commodities and limited sources of goods and merchandise, which makes suppliers easily identifiable.

Map 1: The Territory’s major goods trading partners, 2019^{1, 2}

1  Current prices.
2  This map is produced from various sources. Department of Treasury and Finance cannot guarantee the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information. To be used as a guide only.
3  Excluding special administrative regions (Macau and Hong Kong) and Taiwan.
Source: Department of Treasury and Finance, ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services, Cat. No. 5368.0

China

• China was the NT’s second largest export market, where exports rose 11.3% to $2.6 billion, driven by an increase in the confidential items category.
• Goods imported rose 20.7% to $128 million, driven by an increase in the electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances category.

Japan

• Japan was the NT’s largest export market, overtaking China, where exports rose 121.5% to $5.7 billion, driven by an increase in the confidential goods category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported fell 4.9% to $117 million, due to a decrease in the road vehicles category.

Taiwan

• Goods exported to Taiwan rose from none to $1.2 billion, driven by an increase in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported rose by 79.4% to $61 million, driven by increases in the inorganic chemicals and petroleum and petroleum products categories.

Malaysia

• Goods exported to Malaysia fell by 11.5% to $131 million, driven by a decrease in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported rose 5.2% to $201 million, driven by an increase in the petroleum and petroleum products category.

Singapore

• Goods exported to Singapore rose by 2115.4% to $288 million, driven by an increase in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported fell 31.7% to $479 million, driven by a decrease in the petroleum and petroleum products category.

Canada

• Goods exported to Canada rose 123.3% to $259 million, driven by an increase in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported fell 150.0% to $15 million, driven by an increase in the power generating machinery and equipment category.

United States of America

• Goods exported to the United States of America fell 90.0% to $8 million, driven by a decrease in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported fell 54.1% to $68 million, due to a decrease in the power generating machinery and equipment category.

Indonesia

• Goods exported to Indonesia rose 8.0% to $417 million, driven by increases in the live animals and confidential items categories.
• Goods imported were unchanged at $13.0 million.

Republic of Korea

• Goods exported to Korea fell 7.9% to $410 million, driven by a decrease in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported rose 1.8% to $57 million, driven by an increase in the petroleum and petroleum products category.

India

• Goods exported to India rose 15.7% to $125 million, driven by an increase in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported rose 42.9% to $10 million, driven by increases in the manufactures of metals and inorganic chemicals categories.

Vietnam

• Goods exported to Vietnam rose 33.3% to $224 million, driven by an increase in the live animals category.
• Goods imported fell 88.5% to $3 million, driven by a decrease in the transport equipment category.

Papua New Guinea

• Goods exported to Papua New Guinea rose 17000% to $171 million, driven by an increase in the confidential items category (likely liquefied natural gas).
• Goods imported fell 90.0% to $0.01 million, driven by a decrease in the professional, scientific and controlling instruments category.

European Union

The European Union (EU) consists of 28 member states, Austria, Belgium (including Belgium Luxembourg), Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (including the French Antilles), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (including the Netherlands Antilles), Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

• Goods exported to the EU rose 4.1% to $151 million, driven by an increase in the metalliferous ores and metal scrap category.
• Goods imported fell 5.7% to $166 million, driven by a decrease in the general industrial machinery and equipment category.