Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 154.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in New Zealand, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in New Zealand stood at 154.5%.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in New Zealand peaked at 159.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1967.
That places New Zealand 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.9% | — |
| 1961 | 15.6% | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 13.9% | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 13.1% | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 12.4% | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 12.8% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 13.0% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 13.2% | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 15.6% | +18.0% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 16.9% | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 18.9% | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 17.5% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 20.0% | +14.5% |
| 1976 | 19.5% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 20.6% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 23.7% | +15.5% |
| 1979 | 24.1% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 22.2% | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 23.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 35.7% | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 79.5% | +123.0% |
| 1989 | 80.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 81.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 87.0% | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 93.5% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 90.1% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 104.7% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 110.0% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 115.8% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 115.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 116.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 109.7% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 115.6% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 116.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 126.3% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 134.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 139.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 147.4% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 150.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 152.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 151.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 149.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 152.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 155.9% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 152.2% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 152.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 152.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 159.4% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 154.5% | -3.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 154.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.1%, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 154.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.3%, 1.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +123.0% | 35.7% | 79.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.7% | 12.2% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 15.1% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 22.2% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 81.8% | 115.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 127.1% | 109.7% | 150.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 152.2% | 149.2% | 155.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 156.9% | 154.5% | 159.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in New Zealand?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in New Zealand was 154.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 159.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1967.
- How does New Zealand rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).