Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Australia
Australia: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 18.99 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Australia, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Australia stood at 18.99 billion.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Australia peaked at 39.25 billion in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.38 billion, in 2000.
Australia ranks 39th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.38 billion | — |
| 2001 | 12.76 billion | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 13.31 billion | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 18.16 billion | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 18.05 billion | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 17.04 billion | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 21.12 billion | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 17.36 billion | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 21.03 billion | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 21.74 billion | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 25.79 billion | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 23.00 billion | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 30.76 billion | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 36.26 billion | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 39.25 billion | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 35.36 billion | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 29.77 billion | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 26.09 billion | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 21.26 billion | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 23.85 billion | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 16.46 billion | -31.0% |
| 2021 | 25.47 billion | +54.8% |
| 2022 | 28.24 billion | +10.9% |
| 2023 | 28.73 billion | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 22.00 billion | -23.4% |
| 2025 | 18.99 billion | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.19 billion | 11.38 billion | 21.74 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.14 billion | 21.26 billion | 39.25 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.31 billion | 16.46 billion | 28.73 billion | 6 |
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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Australia?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Australia was 18.99 billion 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 39.25 billion in 2014.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.38 billion in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Australia ranks 39th out of 90 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 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 currency and deposits, securities (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Soc. 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.