Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Australia
Australia: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 25.97 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Australia, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Australia is 25.97 billion US dollar, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.7% on the previous year and up 1,325.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Australia peaked at 31.71 billion US dollar in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.27 million US dollar, in 2001.
Australia ranks 4th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Australia, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.60 billion US dollar | — |
| 1997 | 3.78 billion US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3.56 billion US dollar | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 9.11 billion US dollar | +156.2% |
| 2000 | 330.18 million US dollar | -96.4% |
| 2001 | 85.27 million US dollar | -74.2% |
| 2002 | 252.53 million US dollar | +196.1% |
| 2003 | 345.75 million US dollar | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 468.96 million US dollar | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 303.75 million US dollar | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 427.30 million US dollar | +40.7% |
| 2007 | 374.68 million US dollar | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 302.75 million US dollar | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 1.68 billion US dollar | +456.1% |
| 2010 | 1.33 billion US dollar | -20.9% |
| 2011 | 651.00 million US dollar | -51.1% |
| 2012 | 1.39 billion US dollar | +113.4% |
| 2013 | 1.62 billion US dollar | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 2.56 billion US dollar | +58.0% |
| 2015 | 1.82 billion US dollar | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 15.57 billion US dollar | +754.4% |
| 2017 | 31.71 billion US dollar | +103.7% |
| 2018 | 24.14 billion US dollar | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 25.84 billion US dollar | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 15.67 billion US dollar | -39.3% |
| 2021 | 11.95 billion US dollar | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 10.24 billion US dollar | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 12.16 billion US dollar | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 17.58 billion US dollar | +44.5% |
| 2025 | 25.97 billion US dollar | +47.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.01 billion US dollar | 3.56 billion US dollar | 9.11 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2000s | 457.47 million US dollar | 85.27 million US dollar | 1.68 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.66 billion US dollar | 651.00 million US dollar | 31.71 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.60 billion US dollar | 10.24 billion US dollar | 25.97 billion US dollar | 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 reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Australia?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Australia was 25.97 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.71 billion US dollar in 2017.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.27 million US dollar in 2001.
- How does Australia rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Australia ranks 4th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,325.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (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.