Central bank assets to GDP in Australia
Australia: Central bank assets to GDP was 16.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Central bank assets to GDP in Australia, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 16.3% for central bank assets to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 149.2% on the previous year and up 366.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central bank assets to gdp in Australia peaked at 16.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2018.
That places Australia 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Central bank assets to GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.9% | — |
| 1961 | 5.6% | -18.2% |
| 1962 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.8% | -31.6% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 4.2% | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 3.5% | -17.5% |
| 1967 | 3.4% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 3.8% | +11.7% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | -24.1% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -50.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -58.2% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +71.4% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +51.7% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | +126.4% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | +44.4% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 5.1% | +13.5% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | -9.4% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.2% | -52.7% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | +32.5% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | +34.2% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -22.3% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | -42.1% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -11.2% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | +27.6% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | +150.0% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 5.6% | +63.1% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -43.2% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -41.2% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -45.7% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +38.7% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +43.6% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +48.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +45.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -48.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -84.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +42.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +32.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -64.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +115.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +938.4% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +149.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 0.6% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 6.5% | 16.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 215,929 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,921 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central bank assets to gdp in Australia?
- Central bank assets to gdp in Australia was 16.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest central bank assets to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2018.
- How does Australia rank for central bank assets to gdp?
- Australia ranks 35th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is central bank assets to gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 366.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).