Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of in Australia

Australia: Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of was 146.62 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
146.62 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
146.62 Percentage of GDP
in 2025
All-time low
27.42 Percentage of GDP
in 1988
Years of data
38
1988–2025

Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of in Australia, 1988–2025

2550751001251501988200620251988: 27.4 Percentage of GDP1989: 28.8 Percentage of GDP1990: 29.2 Percentage of GDP1991: 33.5 Percentage of GDP1992: 33.4 Percentage of GDP1993: 38.2 Percentage of GDP1994: 36 Percentage of GDP1995: 38.6 Percentage of GDP1996: 42.8 Percentage of GDP1997: 49.4 Percentage of GDP1998: 52.9 Percentage of GDP1999: 63.6 Percentage of GDP2000: 67.8 Percentage of GDP2001: 68.8 Percentage of GDP2002: 65.6 Percentage of GDP2003: 69 Percentage of GDP2004: 78.9 Percentage of GDP2005: 86.2 Percentage of GDP2006: 97.9 Percentage of GDP2007: 109 Percentage of GDP2008: 81.8 Percentage of GDP2009: 96.5 Percentage of GDP2010: 93.2 Percentage of GDP2011: 84.5 Percentage of GDP2012: 92.6 Percentage of GDP2013: 103.4 Percentage of GDP2014: 110.4 Percentage of GDP2015: 116.6 Percentage of GDP2016: 123.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 128.9 Percentage of GDP2018: 122.4 Percentage of GDP2019: 134.3 Percentage of GDP2020: 139.8 Percentage of GDP2021: 143.5 Percentage of GDP2022: 122.7 Percentage of GDP2023: 129.2 Percentage of GDP2024: 139.6 Percentage of GDP2025: 146.6 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of in Australia is 146.62 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of in Australia peaked at 146.62 Percentage of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.42 Percentage of GDP, in 1988.

That places Australia 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of pension funds in Australia, 1988 to 2025.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1988 27.42 Percentage of GDP
1989 28.78 Percentage of GDP +5.0%
1990 29.23 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
1991 33.5 Percentage of GDP +14.6%
1992 33.36 Percentage of GDP -0.4%
1993 38.16 Percentage of GDP +14.4%
1994 36.04 Percentage of GDP -5.5%
1995 38.6 Percentage of GDP +7.1%
1996 42.76 Percentage of GDP +10.8%
1997 49.39 Percentage of GDP +15.5%
1998 52.9 Percentage of GDP +7.1%
1999 63.64 Percentage of GDP +20.3%
2000 67.77 Percentage of GDP +6.5%
2001 68.85 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
2002 65.56 Percentage of GDP -4.8%
2003 69 Percentage of GDP +5.2%
2004 78.9 Percentage of GDP +14.3%
2005 86.17 Percentage of GDP +9.2%
2006 97.89 Percentage of GDP +13.6%
2007 108.99 Percentage of GDP +11.3%
2008 81.8 Percentage of GDP -24.9%
2009 96.45 Percentage of GDP +17.9%
2010 93.16 Percentage of GDP -3.4%
2011 84.55 Percentage of GDP -9.2%
2012 92.57 Percentage of GDP +9.5%
2013 103.35 Percentage of GDP +11.6%
2014 110.4 Percentage of GDP +6.8%
2015 116.65 Percentage of GDP +5.7%
2016 123.52 Percentage of GDP +5.9%
2017 128.89 Percentage of GDP +4.3%
2018 122.38 Percentage of GDP -5.1%
2019 134.31 Percentage of GDP +9.7%
2020 139.78 Percentage of GDP +4.1%
2021 143.53 Percentage of GDP +2.7%
2022 122.7 Percentage of GDP -14.5%
2023 129.16 Percentage of GDP +5.3%
2024 139.62 Percentage of GDP +8.1%
2025 146.62 Percentage of GDP +5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 28.1 Percentage of GDP 27.42 Percentage of GDP 28.78 Percentage of GDP 2
1990s 41.76 Percentage of GDP 29.23 Percentage of GDP 63.64 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 82.14 Percentage of GDP 65.56 Percentage of GDP 108.99 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 110.98 Percentage of GDP 84.55 Percentage of GDP 134.31 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 136.9 Percentage of GDP 122.7 Percentage of GDP 146.62 Percentage of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Iceland 179.17 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 1 Netherlands 151.21 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 2 Latvia 25.87 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 3 Switzerland 126.33 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 3 Estonia 19.58 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 4 Sweden 106.46 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 4 Lithuania 13.24 Percentage of GDP compare
  8. 5 Slovenia 7.81 Percentage of GDP compare
  9. 5 United States of America 97.64 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of in Australia?
Institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of in Australia was 146.62 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 146.62 Percentage of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 27.42 Percentage of GDP in 1988.
How does Australia rank for institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of?
Australia ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
Is institutional investors' indicators — financial liabilities of rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of pension funds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of pension funds
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
35 places, 828 data points, 1960–2025
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The Institutional Investors’ Indicators table shows total financial assets and liabilities of the three types of institutional investor - investment funds, insurance corporations and pension funds - as a percentage of GDP. It also provides a breakdown of the total assets (liabilities) of each type of institutional investor by main financial instrument category: currency and deposits; debt securities; loans; equity and investment fund shares; insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees; financial derivatives and employee stock options; and other accounts receivable/payable. The financial instrument categories are shown as a share (percentage) of the total assets (liabilities) of each type of institutional investor. For investment funds, there is also a breakdown of total assets by type of investment fund: real estate, equity, bond, mixed, hedge and other funds; and a breakdown of total assets and liabilities by whether they belong to money market funds (MMFs) or non-MMFs and to open-ended or closed-ended funds. All the indicators in this dataset are derived from the Institutional Investors' Assets and Liabilities dataset.