Australia's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 5.96 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 108.98% from 2.85 trillion in 2015 (7.65% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.96 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 5.24 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.85 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 5.96 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 6.98 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 4.74 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 6.98 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Australia's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 3.7% on 2024 (from 5.75 trillion to 5.96 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.9% and a typical year strayed about 8.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 40.1% in 1989 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.6% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 371.1 billion a year. A straight line explains 89% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Australia had the 36th highest value of the 104 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Australia in the 2025 ranking
- Nepal — 32nd of 104: 7.67 trillion
- Norway — 33rd of 104: 6.42 trillion
- South Africa — 34th of 104: 6.17 trillion
- Mali — 36th of 104: 5.93 trillion
- Rwanda — 37th of 104: 5.85 trillion
- Burkina Faso — 38th of 104: 5.09 trillion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,962,759,741,395 |
| 2024 | 5,752,174,420,000 |
| 2023 | 5,761,415,789,909 |
| 2022 | 5,705,264,855,287 |
| 2021 | 5,211,992,596,936 |
| 2020 | 5,241,936,162,327 |
| 2019 | 4,400,743,219,185 |
| 2018 | 3,266,415,607,928 |
| 2017 | 3,108,316,522,026 |
| 2016 | 3,033,298,096,683 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Brunei Darussalam — 6.91 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 224.95 trillion (2025)
- China — 353.25 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 12.36 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 8.18 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 11,424.3 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 1,834.69 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 5,011.73 trillion (2024)
- Macao SAR, China — 171.42 billion (2025)
- Malaysia — 2.96 trillion (2025)
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
More financial sector data for Australia
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 133.79% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -136.13 billion (2025)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 133.79% (2025)
- Broad money (current LCU) — 3.7 trillion (2025)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 133.12% (2025)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 32.96 (2025)
- Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 148.46 (2025)
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.87% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — 7.99% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Australia's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 5.96 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 85,286% from 6.98 billion in 1960 (10.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 5.96 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 6.98 billion in 1960.
- How does Australia rank?
- 36th highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Australia?
- In 2025, Australia's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 3.7% on 2024 (from 5.75 trillion to 5.96 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.9% and a typical year strayed about 8.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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