Australia - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 100.06
World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked
Latest value
100.06 (2025)
Global rank
##81 of 175 economies
Share of global total
0.6%
Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Australia climbed from #99 to #81 (overtook Djibouti). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Australia ↓Key Events — Australia
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2006Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2008Global crisis resilience curatedAvoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.
2020COVID-19 recession curatedFirst recession in nearly three decades.
2022Overtook Djibouti in global rank auto
2025Overtook Bosnia and Herzegovina in global rank auto
2025Climbed 50 places in global rank auto
Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 2003-2025
World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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