15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in Australia
Australia: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit was 0.0664 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in Australia, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.0664 units per US$ of GDP for 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in 2025.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in Australia peaked at 0.0938 units per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
That places Australia 19th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0661 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0703 units per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0873 units per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0742 units per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0678 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0938 units per US$ of GDP | +38.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0803 units per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP | -47.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0883 units per US$ of GDP | +109.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0781 units per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0795 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0707 units per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0647 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0633 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0662 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0432 units per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0602 units per US$ of GDP | +39.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0721 units per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0584 units per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 2020 | 0.049 units per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0473 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.06 units per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0515 units per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0675 units per US$ of GDP | +31.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0664 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +109.6% | 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0883 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0745 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0938 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0656 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0795 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0569 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0473 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0675 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in Australia?
- 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit in Australia was 0.0664 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0938 units per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit?
- Australia ranks 19th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term ÷ GDP (current US$)
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15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.