Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Australia
Australia: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP was 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2025.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Australia peaked at 0.0578 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
Australia ranks 131st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Australia, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.0091 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0084 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.3% |
| 1993 | 0.005 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +48.7% |
| 1997 | 0.011 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0216 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +90.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0197 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0217 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +55.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +56.7% |
| 2010 | 0.057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0392 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0336 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0402 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0343 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0438 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0491 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0477 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0502 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0578 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0499 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0515 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0507 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2519 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 21% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0749 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 71% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0081 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0245 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0481 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0444 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0336 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0523 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0499 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 128 Burkina Faso 0.0545 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 0.0539 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Rwanda 0.0534 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 132 South Korea 0.0497 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Moldova 0.0491 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Morocco 0.0487 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 15.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0083 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 537.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 10.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 392.43 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Australia?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Australia was 0.053 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0578 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Australia ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.