Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Australia
Australia: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 43.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Australia, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Australia stood at 43.6%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Australia peaked at 43.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2006.
Australia ranks 86th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.8% | — |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 38.9% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 40.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 41.9% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 34.2% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 43.6% | +1.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 43.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.4%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 43.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.7%, 84% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 24.8% | 35.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 34.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 37.0% | 43.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More development goals data for Australia
- Red List Index 0.8456 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.1186 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,018 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 249 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 208 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 74 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 108 (2025)
- Infant deaths 941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Australia?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Australia was 43.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2006.
- How does Australia rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Australia ranks 86th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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