Foreign liabilities per capita in Australia

Australia: Foreign liabilities per capita was 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
121,153 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
17th
of 149 countries
All-time high
121,153 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
33,867 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Australia, 1995–2020

40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k1995200720201995: 33.9k real chained 2019 US$1996: 37.6k real chained 2019 US$1997: 34.4k real chained 2019 US$1998: 35.8k real chained 2019 US$1999: 41.4k real chained 2019 US$2000: 37.3k real chained 2019 US$2001: 35.9k real chained 2019 US$2002: 40.7k real chained 2019 US$2003: 56.6k real chained 2019 US$2004: 65.7k real chained 2019 US$2005: 67.5k real chained 2019 US$2006: 82.6k real chained 2019 US$2007: 99.6k real chained 2019 US$2008: 76.5k real chained 2019 US$2009: 101.3k real chained 2019 US$2010: 113.6k real chained 2019 US$2011: 112.8k real chained 2019 US$2012: 120.1k real chained 2019 US$2013: 110.2k real chained 2019 US$2014: 108.9k real chained 2019 US$2015: 103.0k real chained 2019 US$2016: 104.3k real chained 2019 US$2017: 113.2k real chained 2019 US$2018: 105.0k real chained 2019 US$2019: 109.6k real chained 2019 US$2020: 121.2k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities per capita in Australia stood at 121,153 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Australia peaked at 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33,867 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Australia ranks 17th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36,603 real chained 2019 US$ 33,867 real chained 2019 US$ 41,396 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 66,372 real chained 2019 US$ 35,887 real chained 2019 US$ 101,264 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 110,077 real chained 2019 US$ 103,036 real chained 2019 US$ 120,095 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 14 France 158,900 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 15 United States 139,293 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 16 Germany 121,818 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 18 Qatar 121,147 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 19 Austria 117,128 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 20 Canada 109,918 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Australia?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Australia was 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 121,153 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 33,867 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Australia rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Australia ranks 17th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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