Total Reserves in Australia
Australia: Total Reserves was 64,905 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total Reserves in Australia, 1990–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in Australia is 64,905, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Australia peaked at 64,905 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,174, in 1993.
That places Australia 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Total Reserves in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,370 | — |
| 1991 | 16,642 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 11,280 | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 11,174 | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 11,358 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 11,973 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 14,578 | +21.8% |
| 1997 | 16,954 | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 14,731 | -13.1% |
| 1999 | 21,345 | +44.9% |
| 2000 | 18,235 | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 18,068 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 20,810 | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 32,322 | +55.3% |
| 2004 | 35,942 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 42,070 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 53,583 | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 24,910 | -53.5% |
| 2008 | 30,829 | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 39,091 | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 38,798 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 42,921 | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 45,004 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 49,883 | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 50,944 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 43,183 | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 50,993 | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 63,704 | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 51,171 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 56,499 | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 39,716 | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 54,716 | +37.8% |
| 2022 | 54,701 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 59,244 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 57,819 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 64,905 | +12.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 64,905 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24,999, 2.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Australia's 64,905 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27,530, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,640 | 11,174 | 21,345 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,586 | 18,068 | 53,583 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,310 | 38,798 | 63,704 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,184 | 39,716 | 64,905 | 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 total reserves in Australia?
- Total reserves in Australia was 64,905 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,905 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,174 in 1993.
- How does Australia rank for total reserves?
- Australia ranks 39th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Total Reserves. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.