Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Australia
Australia: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 77.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 77.2% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Australia peaked at 77.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1999.
That places Australia 15th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 37.5% | — |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 51.3% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 49.3% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +45.1% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 64.8% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +14.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 77.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 2.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 77.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.9%, 4.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 39.5% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 57.7% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 77.2% | 77.2% | 1 |
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 gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Australia?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Australia was 77.2% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).