NewWelcome, GMD users!Get started

Australia — Monetary base

millions of AUD · Quarterly · Q1 1975–Q1 2026 · 205 observations

About this series

Monetary base, also called reserve money or base money: currency in circulation plus the reserves banks hold at the central bank.

5.00B10.00B20.00B50.00B100.00B200.00B500.00B19752020Q1 2026AUDSubscribe to view

Get the full series

  • Quarterly data, 1975–2026
  • Annual data, 1975–2025
  • Monthly data, 1975–2026
  • The underlying source, downloadable

Latest observations

Q1 2016–Q1 2026

PeriodValue
Q1 2026286.60B AUD
Q4 2025315.00B AUD
Q3 2025308.77B AUD
Q2 2025315.09B AUD
Q1 2025330.71B AUD
15 earlier values
Q4 2024352.51B AUD
Q3 2024331.03B AUD
Q2 2024362.36B AUD
Q1 2024439.72B AUD
Q4 2023454.05B AUD
Q3 2023479.16B AUD
Q2 2023507.14B AUD
Q1 2023553.22B AUD
Q4 2022564.48B AUD
Q3 2022554.55B AUD
Q2 2022522.69B AUD
Q1 2022542.48B AUD
Q4 2021515.36B AUD
Q3 2021484.18B AUD
Q2 2021390.97B AUD

Values before Q2 2021, back to Q1 2016, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.