External demand is expected to subtract 0.8 percentage points from Australia's GDP growth in the March quarter of 2026, as imports of data centre equipment and fuel boomed, while government spending ?added nothing to economic growth. "Trade in goods ?and services fell into a deficit for the first time since December quarter 2017, with exports of mining commodities falling and imports of data centre equipment and fuels rising," said Jonathon Khoo, ABS head of ?international statistics. source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
GDP External Demand Contribution in Australia averaged -0.05 percentage points from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4.30 percentage points in the second quarter of 1961 and a record low of -3.10 percentage points in the first quarter of 1968. This page includes a chart with historical data for Australia GDP External Demand Contribution. Australia GDP External Demand Contribution - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.