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Australia - Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 82.95

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 162 economies tracked

Latest value

82.95 (2025)

Global rank

##82 of 162 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 2003

1.13×

Ranking Race — Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#101#12119901995200020052010201520202025#93#822020 overtook Spain2025 overtook El Salvador
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Australia climbed from #93 to #82 (overtook Spain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Australia ↓

Key Events — Australia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis resilience curated

Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.

2020
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

First recession in nearly three decades.

2025
Overtook El Salvador in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 42 places in global rank auto

Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 2003-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20032008201320182023202568.7178.5388.3598.17

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