How fast is Australia's broadband (vs Top Ten Trading Partners; Speedtest Global Index 2017-2020)?

This data collates an excerpt from Speedtest Global Index, over time (2018 - 2020), for Australia's Top Ten Trading Partners by imports and exports. Download speeds are in Mbps. Figures are rounded to nearest 5Mbps, except for % growth, and smallest observations. <br> Australia's Top 10 Trading Partners are sourced from: - Observatory of Economic Complexity (https://oec.world). <br> A version of this data (2018 - 19) was published in the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy (JTDE link below), Figure 3 (Ferrers 2020) in 2020, and presented at a Telsoc NBN Future Forum on Learning from International Experiences. Data from paper is at Figshare (link below). <br> File is provided in formats: - numbers with paper graph, and formulae - csv (for browsing) - png version of Figure 3 from JTDE paper. <br> This dataset is intended to be updated annually. Speedtest provides monthly updates. <br> NB: Switch to median speed per country from late 2021/2022. <br> Versions: v8 - Add data to 2022, China passes US in speed. Add China/US graph at 2017-2022. v7 - NZ is twice as fast as AU. Pic and data excerpt. v6 - updated Dec 2020 figures. add graph 2018-2020. v5 - added link to Whirlpool, querying Australia's recent 40% jump in download vs ACCC Sept 2020 report - link below v4 - simplified title v3 - include graph image from JTDE paper (Figure 3) 2018 - 19. v2 - Amended title to include years v1 - Initial Load