Reserve assets in Australia
Australia: Reserve assets was 75.26 billion US dollar in 2025. β² Rising
Reserve assets in Australia, 1989β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Australia recorded 75.26 billion US dollar for reserve assets in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets in Australia peaked at 75.26 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.85 billion US dollar, in 1992.
That places Australia 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.03 billion US dollar | 17.03 billion US dollar | 17.03 billion US dollar | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.78 billion US dollar | 13.85 billion US dollar | 21.95 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.91 billion US dollar | 18.66 billion US dollar | 55.08 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.56 billion US dollar | 42.27 billion US dollar | 68.82 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.92 billion US dollar | 45.88 billion US dollar | 75.26 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 32.83 billion SDR (2025)
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 53.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 53.04 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 45.36 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 84.28 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 133.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets in Australia?
- Reserve assets in Australia was 75.26 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 75.26 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.85 billion US dollar in 1992.
- How does Australia rank for reserve assets?
- Australia ranks 34th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.