6.5c Foreign Debt

Gross foreign debt (a), total - $ million

September

quarter

December

quarter

March

quarter

June

quarter

1975-76

7 647

1976-77

9 929

1977-78

12 664

1978-79

15 615

1979-80

16 666

1980-81

18 847

1981-82

29 394

1982-83

41 224

1983-84

50 676

1984-85

75 452

1985-86

101 925

1986-87

122 439

1987-88

140 236

1988-89

147 464

149 821

155 077

163 571

1989-90

169 338

175 005

184 730

183 722

1990-91

187 171

197 585

201 261

196 849

1991-92

197 765

211 300

208 093

215 544

1992-93

227 016

230 163

225 967

237 484

1993-94

242 850

242 412

237 907

243 174

1994-95

240 225

239 274

253 621

264 609

1995-96

262 634

269 606

270 110

276 491

1996-97

288 334

295 500

298 363

305 145

1997-98

315 940

328 006

326 368

334 443

(a) At end of period.

Source: Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, ABS (5302.0)