Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Australia
Australia: Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Australia, 1988–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Australia stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Australia peaked at 9.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2020.
Australia ranks 21st of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9.9% | — |
| 1989 | 8.9% | -9.8% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -31.9% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +16.1% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +39.7% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -32.8% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 4.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.8% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 2 |
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 nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Australia?
- Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Australia was 2.6% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic nonfinancial corporate bonds and notes outstanding (BIS Table 16B) to total amount of domestic bonds and notes outstanding, both corporate and noncorporate (BIS Table 16A).