Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Australia
Australia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -304.48 billion in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
-304.48 billion
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
173rd
of 178 countries
All-time high
12.32 billion
in 1983
All-time low
-321.92 billion
in 2009
Years of data
63
1950–2012
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Australia, 1950–2012
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2012, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Australia stood at -304.48 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 257.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Australia peaked at 12.32 billion in 1983 and was at its lowest, -321.92 billion, in 2009.
That places Australia 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.31 billion | — |
| 1951 | 991.64 million | -24.3% |
| 1952 | 846.88 million | -14.6% |
| 1953 | 1.16 billion | +37.2% |
| 1954 | 1.00 billion | -13.7% |
| 1955 | 754.00 million | -24.8% |
| 1956 | 858.00 million | +13.8% |
| 1957 | 1.15 billion | +33.4% |
| 1958 | 986.00 million | -13.9% |
| 1959 | 1.10 billion | +11.6% |
| 1960 | 828.00 million | -24.7% |
| 1961 | 1.05 billion | +26.8% |
| 1962 | 1.21 billion | +15.3% |
| 1963 | 1.62 billion | +33.7% |
| 1964 | 1.73 billion | +7.0% |
| 1965 | 1.34 billion | -22.5% |
| 1966 | 1.41 billion | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 1.28 billion | -8.7% |
| 1968 | 1.36 billion | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 1.33 billion | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 1.55 billion | +16.9% |
| 1971 | 2.66 billion | +70.9% |
| 1972 | 4.58 billion | +72.2% |
| 1973 | 3.69 billion | -19.3% |
| 1974 | 2.91 billion | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 2.70 billion | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 2.13 billion | -21.2% |
| 1977 | 2.35 billion | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 2.71 billion | +15.4% |
| 1979 | 3.27 billion | +20.5% |
| 1980 | 5.15 billion | +57.6% |
| 1981 | 3.48 billion | -32.4% |
| 1982 | 8.56 billion | +145.9% |
| 1983 | 12.32 billion | +44.0% |
| 1984 | 11.01 billion | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 9.54 billion | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 6.58 billion | -31.0% |
| 1987 | 7.28 billion | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 10.34 billion | +41.9% |
| 1989 | 1.72 billion | -83.3% |
| 1990 | -5.84 billion | -438.4% |
| 1991 | -13.29 billion | +127.7% |
| 1992 | -20.63 billion | +55.3% |
| 1993 | -25.08 billion | +21.6% |
| 1994 | -16.06 billion | -36.0% |
| 1995 | -24.47 billion | +52.3% |
| 1996 | -30.19 billion | +23.4% |
| 1997 | -35.25 billion | +16.8% |
| 1998 | -55.43 billion | +57.2% |
| 1999 | -51.78 billion | -6.6% |
| 2000 | -72.09 billion | +39.2% |
| 2001 | -88.20 billion | +22.3% |
| 2002 | -85.13 billion | -3.5% |
| 2003 | -95.48 billion | +12.2% |
| 2004 | -135.59 billion | +42.0% |
| 2005 | -163.27 billion | +20.4% |
| 2006 | -211.80 billion | +29.7% |
| 2007 | -256.77 billion | +21.2% |
| 2008 | -288.36 billion | +12.3% |
| 2009 | -321.92 billion | +11.6% |
| 2010 | -301.49 billion | -6.3% |
| 2011 | -296.68 billion | -1.6% |
| 2012 | -304.48 billion | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.02 billion | 754.00 million | 1.31 billion | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.32 billion | 828.00 million | 1.73 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.85 billion | 1.55 billion | 4.58 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.60 billion | 1.72 billion | 12.32 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -27.80 billion | -55.43 billion | -5.84 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | -171.86 billion | -321.92 billion | -72.09 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -300.88 billion | -304.48 billion | -296.68 billion | 3 |
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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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Australia?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Australia was -304.48 billion in 2012, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.32 billion in 1983.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -321.92 billion in 2009.
- How does Australia rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Australia ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 257.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.