Reserve assets, Debt securities in Australia
Australia: Reserve assets, Debt securities was 18.99 billion US dollar in 2025. βΌ Falling
Reserve assets, Debt securities in Australia, 2009β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Australia recorded 18.99 billion US dollar for reserve assets, debt securities in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, debt securities in Australia peaked at 39.25 billion US dollar in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.91 billion US dollar, in 2020.
That places Australia 26th out of 133 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.74 billion US dollar | 21.74 billion US dollar | 21.74 billion US dollar | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.66 billion US dollar | 21.96 billion US dollar | 39.25 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.56 billion US dollar | 17.91 billion US dollar | 28.73 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More external debt data for Australia
- Other investment, Debt instruments 365.34 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 249.86 billion US dollar (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 465.61 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -1.55 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.6414 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 85.78 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 37.64 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 49.36 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 479.47 million (2025)
- Portfolio investment, Debt securities 362.24 billion US dollar (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, debt securities in Australia?
- Reserve assets, debt securities in Australia was 18.99 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.25 billion US dollar in 2014.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.91 billion US dollar in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for reserve assets, debt securities?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 133 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, debt securities rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.