Australia vs United States of America: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 20.91 billion against 18.99 billion in Australia, a difference of 1.92 billion.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 38th of 90 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.19 billion | 22.20 billion | 5.00 billion | United States of America |
| 2010s | 29.14 billion | 20.77 billion | 8.37 billion | Australia |
| 2020s | 23.31 billion | 12.79 billion | 10.52 billion | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 20.91 billion against 18.99 billion in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Australia and United States of America?
- 1.92 billion, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Australia ranks 39th and United States of America ranks 38th of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits, securities (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Soc. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.