Cross-border claims / AUS
Australia
The banks located here, whoever owns them, held $555.67B of cross-border claims outstanding in Q4 2025: 1.21% of the world total that quarter, the 18th largest of the reporting systems active in it. Its series in the BIS locational statistics runs from Q4 1997 to Q4 2025.
Claims outstanding, Q4 1997–Q4 2025
Total cross-border claims of the banks located here, USD billions, quarterly. Nominal dollars: movements mix changes in positions with changes in the dollar value of non-dollar books, and this BIS cut carries no adjusted-change series to separate them.
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C, amounts outstanding), reporting country AUS vs all counterparties (5J), quarterly, 1997-Q4 to 2025-Q4. License:free with “Source: BIS” attribution. Methodology
Who these banks lend to
Every counterparty country BIS publishes for this system in Q4 2025: 160 of them, $550.59B in total, which is 99.1% of its published all-countries total. The five largest counterparties are 70% of the named book. 46 of the 160 borrowers are themselves reporting systems in this dataset and link through to their own book; the other 114 appear here only as borrowers.
| # | Counterparty | Claims | Share of named book | Q1 2008 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA United States | $165.09B | 30.0% | $35.28B | +368% |
| 2 | GBR United Kingdom | $95.85B | 17.4% | $67.33B | +42% |
| 3 | SGP Singapore | $47.79B | 8.7% | $9.12B | +424% |
| 4 | JPN Japan | $38.90B | 7.1% | $5.08B | +666% |
| 5 | FRA France | $37.41B | 6.8% | $15.06B | +148% |
| 6 | NZL New Zealand | $31.70B | 5.8% | $20.86B | +52% |
| 7 | HKG Hong Kong SAR | $30.35B | 5.5% | $6.01B | +405% |
| 8 | CHN China | $23.16B | 4.2% | $2.64B | +778% |
| 9 | CYM Cayman Islands | $17.72B | 3.2% | $1.34B | +1223% |
| 10 | CAN Canada | $12.93B | 2.3% | $2.86B | +352% |
| 11 | TWN Chinese Taipei | $6.39B | 1.2% | $1.14B | +458% |
| 12 | DEU Germany | $4.92B | 0.9% | $13.49B | −64% |
| 13 | CHE Switzerland | $4.89B | 0.9% | $5.51B | −11% |
| 14 | KOR Korea | $4.53B | 0.8% | $1.45B | +213% |
| 15 | ARE United Arab Emirates | $3.93B | 0.7% | $379M | +938% |
| 16 | NLD Netherlands | $3.48B | 0.6% | $7.85B | −56% |
| 17 | IND India | $2.96B | 0.5% | $1.90B | +56% |
| 18 | LUX Luxembourg | $2.90B | 0.5% | $734M | +295% |
| 19 | MYS Malaysia | $1.64B | 0.3% | $529M | +210% |
| 20 | ITA Italy | $1.59B | 0.3% | $311M | +411% |
| 21 | IRL Ireland | $1.38B | 0.3% | $1.33B | +4% |
| 22 | NOR Norway | $1.28B | 0.2% | $208M | +517% |
| 23 | BMU Bermuda | $1.05B | 0.2% | $108M | +874% |
| 24 | ESP Spain | $811M | 0.1% | $1.27B | −36% |
| 25 | PHL Philippines | $807M | 0.1% | $1.05B | −23% |
| 26 | BEL Belgium | $795M | 0.1% | $768M | +4% |
| 27 | JEY Jersey | $735M | 0.1% | $238M | +209% |
| 28 | IDN Indonesia | $604M | 0.1% | $509M | +19% |
| 29 | MAC Macao SAR | $601M | 0.1% | $68M | +784% |
| 30 | PNG Papua New Guinea | $574M | 0.1% | $250M | +130% |
| 31 | SWE Sweden | $426M | 0.1% | $173M | +146% |
| 32 | VNM Vietnam | $377M | 0.1% | $219M | +72% |
| 33 | PER Peru | $267M | 0.0% | $147M | +82% |
| 34 | GGY Guernsey | $252M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 35 | MNG Mongolia | $246M | 0.0% | $1M | +24466% |
| 36 | FJI Fiji | $209M | 0.0% | $216M | −3% |
| 37 | FIN Finland | $208M | 0.0% | $419M | −50% |
| 38 | SAU Saudi Arabia | $182M | 0.0% | $46M | +297% |
| 39 | SVK Slovakia | $163M | 0.0% | $1M | +16173% |
| 40 | THA Thailand | $148M | 0.0% | $106M | +40% |
| 41 | ZAF South Africa | $144M | 0.0% | $205M | −30% |
| 42 | CIV Côte d'Ivoire | $128M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 43 | MEX Mexico | $106M | 0.0% | $10M | +963% |
| 44 | BRA Brazil | $97M | 0.0% | $194M | −50% |
| 45 | QAT Qatar | $64M | 0.0% | $28M | +127% |
| 46 | BRB Barbados | $61M | 0.0% | $365M | −83% |
| 47 | GRC Greece | $49M | 0.0% | $374M | −87% |
| 48 | GHA Ghana | $44M | 0.0% | $1M | +4288% |
| 49 | CRI Costa Rica | $44M | 0.0% | $2M | +2080% |
| 50 | DNK Denmark | $41M | 0.0% | $197M | −79% |
| 51 | CHL Chile | $38M | 0.0% | $648M | −94% |
| 52 | COL Colombia | $37M | 0.0% | $10M | +270% |
| 53 | BFA Burkina Faso | $35M | 0.0% | $21M | +65% |
| 54 | LAO Laos | $34M | 0.0% | $34M | +1% |
| 55 | ISR Israel | $33M | 0.0% | $14M | +139% |
| 56 | RUS Russia | $29M | 0.0% | $42M | −31% |
| 57 | BGD Bangladesh | $29M | 0.0% | $31M | −8% |
| 58 | AUT Austria | $27M | 0.0% | $642M | −96% |
| 59 | BHR Bahrain | $25M | 0.0% | $408M | −94% |
| 60 | KHM Cambodia | $23M | 0.0% | $3M | +676% |
| 61 | BRN Brunei | $19M | 0.0% | $18M | +4% |
| 62 | BWA Botswana | $16M | 0.0% | $66M | −76% |
| 63 | LKA Sri Lanka | $15M | 0.0% | $13M | +16% |
| 64 | TON Tonga | $13M | 0.0% | $13M | +1% |
| 65 | KWT Kuwait | $12M | 0.0% | $8M | +45% |
| 66 | LIE Liechtenstein | $11M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 67 | VUT Vanuatu | $10M | 0.0% | $26M | −63% |
| 68 | SLB Solomon Islands | $9M | 0.0% | $8M | +13% |
| 69 | PRT Portugal | $9M | 0.0% | $9M | +0% |
| 70 | CZE Czechia | $8M | 0.0% | $3M | +178% |
| 71 | OMN Oman | $7M | 0.0% | $21M | −66% |
| 72 | KEN Kenya | $6M | 0.0% | $2M | +219% |
| 73 | MMR Myanmar | $6M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 74 | NCL New Caledonia | $5M | 0.0% | $27M | −80% |
| 75 | TUR Türkiye | $5M | 0.0% | $36M | −86% |
| 76 | KAZ Kazakhstan | $5M | 0.0% | $6M | −17% |
| 77 | NPL Nepal | $5M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 78 | POL Poland | $5M | 0.0% | $149M | −97% |
| 79 | MUS Mauritius | $4M | 0.0% | $7M | −43% |
| 80 | EGY Egypt | $4M | 0.0% | $1M | +281% |
| 81 | LBN Lebanon | $4M | 0.0% | $2M | +78% |
| 82 | TLS East Timor | $4M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 83 | MLT Malta | $3M | 0.0% | $17M | −81% |
| 84 | NGA Nigeria | $3M | 0.0% | $1M | +215% |
| 85 | CYP Cyprus | $3M | 0.0% | $28M | −89% |
| 86 | PAK Pakistan | $3M | 0.0% | $13M | −77% |
| 87 | HUN Hungary | $3M | 0.0% | $9M | −68% |
| 88 | AGO Angola | $3M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 89 | BHS The Bahamas | $3M | 0.0% | $33M | −92% |
| 90 | ZWE Zimbabwe | $2M | 0.0% | $2M | +22% |
| 91 | JOR Jordan | $2M | 0.0% | $51M | −96% |
| 92 | AND Andorra | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 93 | SEN Senegal | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 94 | ARG Argentina | $2M | 0.0% | $59M | −97% |
| 95 | HRV Croatia | $2M | 0.0% | $2M | −4% |
| 96 | MDV Maldives | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 97 | EST Estonia | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 98 | ROU Romania | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 99 | IMN Isle of Man | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 100 | GIB Gibraltar | $2M | 0.0% | $33M | −95% |
| 101 | PAN Panama | $2M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 102 | MHL Marshall Islands | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 103 | URY Uruguay | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 104 | AZE Azerbaijan | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 105 | BGR Bulgaria | $1M | 0.0% | $2M | −35% |
| 106 | MDG Madagascar | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 107 | MRT Mauritania | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 108 | MKD North Macedonia | $1M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 109 | PYF French Polynesia | $1M | 0.0% | $6M | −83% |
| 110 | NAM Namibia | $0.98M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 111 | ZMB Zambia | $0.86M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 112 | GIN Guinea | $0.86M | 0.0% | $38M | −98% |
| 113 | SVN Slovenia | $0.79M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 114 | SRB Serbia | $0.76M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 115 | ETH Ethiopia | $0.75M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 116 | TZA Tanzania | $0.74M | 0.0% | $212M | −100% |
| 117 | WSM Samoa | $0.73M | 0.0% | $3M | −76% |
| 118 | DOM Dominican Republic | $0.71M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 119 | NRU Nauru | $0.62M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 120 | KGZ Kyrgyz Republic | $0.59M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 121 | UGA Uganda | $0.55M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 122 | UKR Ukraine | $0.53M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 123 | MOZ Mozambique | $0.52M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 124 | ALB Albania | $0.46M | 0.0% | $6M | −92% |
| 125 | MWI Malawi | $0.45M | 0.0% | $1M | −55% |
| 126 | SWZ Eswatini | $0.43M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 127 | ISL Iceland | $0.36M | 0.0% | $187M | −100% |
| 128 | BTN Bhutan | $0.34M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 129 | PRY Paraguay | $0.30M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 130 | LVA Latvia | $0.30M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 131 | GUY Guyana | $0.30M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 132 | WLF Wallis and Futuna Islands | $0.29M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 133 | KIR Kiribati | $0.27M | 0.0% | $1M | −73% |
| 134 | GEO Georgia | $0.25M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 135 | ARM Armenia | $0.24M | 0.0% | $1M | −76% |
| 136 | BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina | $0.21M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 137 | IRN Iran | $0.21M | 0.0% | $3M | −93% |
| 138 | TTO Trinidad and Tobago | $0.18M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 139 | COG Republic of Congo | $0.16M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 140 | SLV El Salvador | $0.16M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 141 | SUR Suriname | $0.15M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 142 | MAR Morocco | $0.12M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 143 | IRQ Iraq | $0.11M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 144 | SYC Seychelles | $0.10M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 145 | AFG Afghanistan | $0.10M | 0.0% | $3M | −97% |
| 146 | LCA St Lucia | $0.09M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 147 | LTU Lithuania | $0.07M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 148 | SYR Syria | $0.03M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 149 | TUN Tunisia | $0.02M | 0.0% | $1M | −98% |
| 150 | GTM Guatemala | $0.01M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 151 | FSM Micronesia | $0.01M | 0.0% | $1M | −99% |
| 152 | ABW Aruba | $0.01M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 153 | MNE Montenegro | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 154 | ECU Ecuador | $0.00M | 0.0% | $1M | −100% |
| 155 | TUV Tuvalu | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 156 | BEN Benin | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 157 | BOL Bolivia | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 158 | COD Democratic Republic of the Congo | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 159 | HND Honduras | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
| 160 | BLZ Belize | $0.00M | 0.0% | n/a | n/a |
Source: BIS Locational Banking Statistics (WS_LBS_D_PUB), BIS Data Portal (data.bis.org). Selection: cross-border claims (measure C), reporting country AUS vs each individual counterparty country, 2025-Q4, with the same cell at 2008-Q1 where it exists. License:free with “Source: BIS” attribution. Shares are of the sum of this reporter's named counterparty cells, not of its published total, because the two differ. Change is in the nominal USD stock and is not a flow. n/a means the cell does not exist at the earlier date, which is not the same as zero. Methodology
These are residence figures, so this page covers every bank booking here, foreign-owned subsidiaries and branches included, and excludes the foreign books of banks headquartered here but booking abroad. For the other side of the ledger, how much the world’s banks lend to this economy, see its counterparty page. The methodology gives the exact BIS selection behind every figure here.