Australia vs United States of America: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0418 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
0.0453 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
154th
United States of America rank
151st

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
0.020.040.060.08197620002025

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0453 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0418 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0035 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 154th and United States of America ranks 151st of 169 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0567 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0299 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0268 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.0471 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0213 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0258 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia
2000s 0.0522 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0168 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0354 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.0388 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0264 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0124 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.0369 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0318 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.005 US dollar per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Australia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0453 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0418 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Australia and United States of America?
0.0035 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 154th and United States of America ranks 151st of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.