Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre was 8,351 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Australia, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 8,351 US dollar per square kilometre for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 8,947 US dollar per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,803 US dollar per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Australia 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2,217 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 2,515 US dollar per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 2,517 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,803 US dollar per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1993 | 1,847 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,862 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,946 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2,265 US dollar per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1997 | 2,226 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,001 US dollar per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 2,857 US dollar per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2000 | 2,449 US dollar per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 2,429 US dollar per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 2,806 US dollar per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 4,328 US dollar per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2004 | 4,806 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 5,631 US dollar per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 7,170 US dollar per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 3,503 US dollar per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2008 | 4,286 US dollar per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 5,431 US dollar per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 5,502 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6,092 US dollar per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 6,407 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 6,864 US dollar per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 7,015 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 6,414 US dollar per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 7,157 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 8,947 US dollar per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 7,474 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 7,804 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 5,965 US dollar per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 7,624 US dollar per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 7,526 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 8,351 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,217 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,217 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,217 US dollar per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 2,184 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,803 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,857 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,284 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,429 US dollar per square kilometre | 7,170 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,968 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,502 US dollar per square kilometre | 8,947 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,366 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,965 US dollar per square kilometre | 8,351 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 143 Argentina 8,431 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 144 Suriname 8,387 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 145 Botswana 8,374 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 147 Sierra Leone 6,868 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 148 Tanzania, United Republic of 6,444 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 149 Liberia 6,352 US dollar per square kilometre compare
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- 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Australia?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre in Australia was 8,351 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,947 US dollar per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,803 US dollar per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 146th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.