Claims on central government in New Zealand
New Zealand: Claims on central government was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government in New Zealand, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual growth as % of broad money.
Analysis
In 2025, claims on central government in New Zealand stood at -0.1%.
The figure is up 96.8% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government in New Zealand peaked at 28.8% in 1985 and was at its lowest, -19.5%, in 1984.
That places New Zealand 116th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | annual growth as % of broad money | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.1% | — |
| 1962 | -1.2% | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -248.1% |
| 1964 | -0.7% | -141.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -267.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -81.5% |
| 1967 | 5.4% | +2230.3% |
| 1968 | -11.1% | -304.8% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -110.1% |
| 1970 | -3.1% | -374.5% |
| 1971 | -0.0% | -98.5% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | -10579.8% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | +431.6% |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -49.2% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -85.0% |
| 1980 | -0.1% | -105.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0% | -90.8% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -19841.2% |
| 1983 | -0.4% | -128.0% |
| 1984 | -19.5% | +4592.9% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | -247.8% |
| 1986 | -1.0% | -103.5% |
| 1987 | 2.6% | -357.3% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +279.1% |
| 1989 | -3.5% | -136.2% |
| 1990 | -1.7% | -51.8% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -297.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -92.4% |
| 1993 | -2.3% | -993.2% |
| 1994 | -0.6% | -71.5% |
| 1995 | -4.1% | +528.7% |
| 1996 | -4.6% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -137.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -45.5% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +36.9% |
| 2000 | -1.0% | -176.1% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -223.0% |
| 2002 | -1.2% | -202.1% |
| 2003 | -0.2% | -84.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -303.3% |
| 2005 | -1.5% | -501.9% |
| 2006 | -0.7% | -53.7% |
| 2007 | -3.0% | +323.5% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -234.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -44.0% |
| 2015 | -1.6% | -236.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -108.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -33.4% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -126.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -7256.9% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | +603.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -96.4% |
| 2022 | -1.2% | -398.6% |
| 2023 | -1.4% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | -2.0% | +46.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -96.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's -0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%. (41 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's -0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1%. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +19841.2% | -0.0% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | +10579.8% | -0.0% | 4.9% |
| 2019 | +7256.9% | -0.0% | 1.6% |
| 1984 | -4592.9% | -0.4% | -19.5% |
| 1967 | +2230.3% | 0.2% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5% | -11.1% | 5.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.0% | -3.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -19.5% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6% | -4.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | -3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | -1.6% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -2.0% | 11.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 113 Switzerland -0.0% compare
- 114 Malaysia -0.0% compare
- 115 Seychelles -0.0% compare
- 117 Ecuador -0.1% compare
- 118 Brunei Darussalam -0.1% compare
- 119 Australia -0.3% compare
More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 59.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 81.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government in New Zealand?
- Claims on central government in New Zealand was -0.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 1985.
- What is the lowest claims on central government recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.5% in 1984.
- How does New Zealand rank for claims on central government?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.