Reserve assets, Debt securities in Australia
Australia: Reserve assets, Debt securities was 18.99 billion US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Debt securities in Australia, 2009–2025
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 132 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.
Reserve assets, Debt securities in Australia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21.74 billion US dollar | — |
| 2010 | 25.79 billion US dollar | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 23.00 billion US dollar | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 30.76 billion US dollar | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 36.26 billion US dollar | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 39.25 billion US dollar | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 37.78 billion US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 30.90 billion US dollar | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 26.85 billion US dollar | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 21.96 billion US dollar | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 24.06 billion US dollar | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 17.91 billion US dollar | -25.6% |
| 2021 | 25.47 billion US dollar | +42.2% |
| 2022 | 28.24 billion US dollar | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 28.73 billion US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.00 billion US dollar | -23.4% |
| 2025 | 18.99 billion US dollar | -13.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 18.99 billion US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.75 billion US dollar, 3.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Australia's 18.99 billion US dollar is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 341.18 million US dollar, 55.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 249.86 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 13,230 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 465.61 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -1.55 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 17.57 % change on previous year (2010)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.6414 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 9,048 US dollar per person (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 132 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.