Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Australia
Australia: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.83 in 2013. ▼ Falling
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Australia, 1995–2013
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2013, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Australia stood at 2.83. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Australia peaked at 7.64 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2.83, in 2013.
That places Australia 57th out of 89 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.64 | — |
| 1996 | 7.02 | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 5.29 | -24.6% |
| 1998 | 4.84 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 4.76 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 5.98 | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 4.8 | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 4.45 | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 3.15 | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 4.44 | +41.1% |
| 2011 | 4.56 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 3.49 | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 2.83 | -19.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.83 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.83 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.76, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.91 | 4.76 | 7.64 | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.59 | 3.15 | 5.98 | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.83 | 2.83 | 4.56 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Australia?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Australia was 2.83 in 2013, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 in 1995.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.83 in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 89 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. 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 securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.