Foreign liabilities in Australia

Australia: Foreign liabilities was 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
15th
of 149 countries
All-time high
3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
609.78 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Australia, 1995–2020

500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2.5T3.0T1995200720201995: 609.8B real chained 2019 US$1996: 684.8B real chained 2019 US$1997: 633.6B real chained 2019 US$1998: 665.9B real chained 2019 US$1999: 778.8B real chained 2019 US$2000: 710.3B real chained 2019 US$2001: 691.7B real chained 2019 US$2002: 793.1B real chained 2019 US$2003: 1.1T real chained 2019 US$2004: 1.3T real chained 2019 US$2005: 1.4T real chained 2019 US$2006: 1.7T real chained 2019 US$2007: 2.1T real chained 2019 US$2008: 1.6T real chained 2019 US$2009: 2.2T real chained 2019 US$2010: 2.5T real chained 2019 US$2011: 2.5T real chained 2019 US$2012: 2.7T real chained 2019 US$2013: 2.5T real chained 2019 US$2014: 2.6T real chained 2019 US$2015: 2.5T real chained 2019 US$2016: 2.5T real chained 2019 US$2017: 2.8T real chained 2019 US$2018: 2.6T real chained 2019 US$2019: 2.8T real chained 2019 US$2020: 3.1T real chained 2019 US$

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Australia is 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Australia peaked at 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 609.78 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

Australia ranks 15th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 674.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ 609.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ 778.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 1.36 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 691.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ 2.20 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 2.60 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 2.45 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 2.78 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 12 Spain 4.01 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 13 Singapore 3.76 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 14 Italy 3.76 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 16 Belgium 2.35 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 17 Sweden 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 18 India 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Australia?
Foreign liabilities in Australia was 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 3.11 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 609.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does Australia rank for foreign liabilities?
Australia ranks 15th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (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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