Australia vs New Zealand: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Australia
-304.48 billion
in 2012
New Zealand
-86.82 billion
in 2010
Australia rank
173rd
New Zealand rank
170th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
-300.0B-200.0B-100.0B0195019812012

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -86.82 billion against -304.48 billion in Australia, a difference of 217.66 billion.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 173rd and New Zealand ranks 170th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1950s 1.02 billion 183.68 million 831.90 million Australia
1960s 1.32 billion 162.47 million 1.15 billion Australia
1970s 2.85 billion 226.80 million 2.63 billion Australia
1980s 7.60 billion 135.67 million 7.46 billion Australia
1990s -27.80 billion -13.70 billion 14.10 billion New Zealand
2000s -171.86 billion -51.33 billion 120.53 billion New Zealand
2010s -301.49 billion -86.82 billion 214.67 billion New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at -86.82 billion against -304.48 billion in Australia as of 2010.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Australia and New Zealand?
217.66 billion, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
61 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2010.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Australia ranks 173rd and New Zealand ranks 170th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.