Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Australia
Australia: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 1.48 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Australia, 1969–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1.48 for government bonds, rate, percent per annum in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.7% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Australia peaked at 15.38 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.48, in 2019.
Australia ranks 50th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 5.84 | — |
| 1970 | 6.65 | +13.8% |
| 1971 | 6.71 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 5.83 | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 6.93 | +18.9% |
| 1974 | 9.04 | +30.3% |
| 1975 | 9.74 | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 10.03 | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 10.23 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 9.06 | -11.4% |
| 1979 | 9.75 | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 11.65 | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 13.96 | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 15.38 | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 13.89 | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 13.53 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 13.95 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 13.42 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 13.19 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 12.1 | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 13.41 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 13.18 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 10.69 | -18.9% |
| 1992 | 9.22 | -13.8% |
| 1993 | 7.28 | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 9.04 | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 9.21 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 8.21 | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 6.95 | -15.3% |
| 1998 | 5.49 | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 6.01 | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 6.31 | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.62 | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 5.84 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.37 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 5.59 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.34 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 5.59 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 5.99 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 5.82 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.04 | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 5.37 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 4.88 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.38 | -30.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 3.66 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2.71 | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 2.33 | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 2.64 | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 2.68 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.48 | -44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 | 5.84 | 5.84 | 1 |
| 1970s | 8.4 | 5.83 | 10.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.45 | 11.65 | 15.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.53 | 5.49 | 13.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 | 5.04 | 6.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 | 1.48 | 5.37 | 10 |
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 government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Australia?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Australia was 1.48 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.38 in 1982.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Australia ranks 50th out of 65 countries with data for 2019.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. 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 Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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