Australia vs France: Net financial account

Australia

-47.57 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

France

-27.13 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Australia rank

194th

France rank

193rd

Net financial account over time

Australia
France

How they compare

France currently reports -27.13 billion BoP, current US$ against -47.57 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 20.44 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was France ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 194th and France ranks 193rd of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Net financial account (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 7,792 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.