Australia vs New Zealand: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.04 million against 2.01 million in Australia, a difference of 1.04 million.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 73rd and New Zealand ranks 71st of 88 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.78 billion | 410.86 million | 11.37 billion | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.92 billion | 15.49 million | 2.90 billion | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.51 million | 2.14 million | 1.37 million | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.04 million against 2.01 million in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Australia and New Zealand?
- 1.04 million, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Australia ranks 73rd and New Zealand ranks 71st of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits, banks and other financial institutions outside reporting country (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Mon. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.