Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … volume in Australia
Australia: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … volume was 2.41 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.41 million for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in 2025.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Australia peaked at 2.57 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million, in 2019.
Australia ranks 34th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … volume in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.56 million | — |
| 2001 | 2.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.56 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.57 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.50 million | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million | -29.0% |
| 2020 | 1.79 million | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.25 million | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 2.47 million | +35.1% |
| 2024 | 2.28 million | -7.8% |
| 2025 | 2.41 million | +5.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 2.41 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 million, 84% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 2.41 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.06 million, 79% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … volume in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +35.1% | 1.83 million | 2.47 million |
| 2019 | -29.0% | 2.21 million | 1.57 million |
| 2021 | +25.2% | 1.79 million | 2.25 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.56 million | 2.56 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million | 1.57 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 million | 1.79 million | 2.47 million | 6 |
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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Australia?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Australia was 2.41 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2019.
- How does Australia rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Australia ranks 34th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets, gold volume in millions of fine troy ounces (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Govern. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.