Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$32.92 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 39 $26.91 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Debt - external:
$799.8 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 14 $820.4 billion (31 December 2007)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
$366.5 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 14 $337.5 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
$197.2 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 15 $290.4 billion (31 December 2007 est.)
Exchange rates:
Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.2059 (2008 est.), 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004)