Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Australia
Australia: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) was 51.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Australia stood at 51.6%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Australia peaked at 51.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1999.
Australia ranks 19th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.9% | — |
| 2000 | 14.9% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -45.0% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +60.0% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | +14.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 51.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Australia's 51.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.3%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 14.9% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.5% | 19.7% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 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 equity assets to gdp in Australia?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in Australia was 51.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1999.
- How does Australia rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.1%. 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 equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).