Australia now riskier than South Korea on the BankruptBaby Risk Score
Australia's BankruptBaby Risk Score eased from 16.4 to 16.2 since Oct 27, moving it from #13 to #12 of 16 and past South Korea (15.2).
What changed for Australia: interest cost (share of revenue) data now included (3.1% of revenue (2022)) (+3.2 pts); currency (1 year vs USD) +7.1% vs USD → +4.3% vs USD (+0.5 pts).
South Korea moved the other way (16.1 → 15.2): currency (1 year vs USD) +7.0% vs USD → +9.9% vs USD (−0.9 pts).
Full reports: https://bankruptbaby.org/country/australia · https://bankruptbaby.org/country/south-korea
All rankings: https://bankruptbaby.org/rankings.php
Australia Risk Score, 12 Nov 2026
16.2
Recent readings
| Date | Reading | Change since |
| Now (Nov 12) | 16.2 | — |
| 1 day ago | 15.9 | ▲ +1.9% |
| 1 week ago | 15.0 | ▲ +8.0% |
Why this matters
Tracked because of what it signals about government debt, currency stability, or the broader macro picture.
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