2  BIS central bankers’ speeches  In contrast to domestic financing transactions, when we draw on funding from the rest of the world, or buy assets overseas, our net asset position as a country does change. This means that financial transactions with the rest of the world are included in the national balance sheet. So, to the data.
There are four broad observations to which I would like to draw your attention. The first is that according to the ABS’ latest estimates, the total value of Australia’s assets as at end June 2014 was around $ trillion, or around $ for each person living in Australia.