Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Australia
Australia: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 77.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Australia, 1988–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Australia is 77.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 57.9% on the previous year and up 149.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Australia peaked at 77.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2008.
Australia ranks 5th of 32 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 32.1% | — |
| 1989 | 24.8% | -22.6% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 29.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 35.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -28.3% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | -25.8% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +139.5% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 33.4% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 49.7% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 49.1% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +57.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.5% | 24.8% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 24.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 10.8% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.1% | 31.0% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 77.5% | 77.5% | 1 |
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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 outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Australia?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Australia was 77.5% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.