Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in New Zealand
New Zealand: Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in was 2.38 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.38 billion for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 309.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in New Zealand peaked at 3.74 billion in 2005 and was at its lowest, 57.88 million, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 30th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.88 million | — |
| 2001 | 339.09 million | +485.9% |
| 2002 | 511.41 million | +50.8% |
| 2003 | 642.92 million | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 1.58 billion | +145.3% |
| 2005 | 3.74 billion | +137.2% |
| 2006 | 3.17 billion | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 788.77 million | -75.1% |
| 2008 | 1.15 billion | +45.7% |
| 2009 | 1.35 billion | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 1.08 billion | -19.7% |
| 2011 | 826.02 million | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 795.30 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 857.98 million | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.20 billion | +39.8% |
| 2015 | 579.95 million | -51.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 billion | +84.2% |
| 2017 | 958.64 million | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 865.25 million | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 1.43 billion | +65.5% |
| 2020 | 2.08 billion | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 1.85 billion | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 1.05 billion | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 1.60 billion | +52.1% |
| 2024 | 2.42 billion | +50.9% |
| 2025 | 2.38 billion | -1.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.38 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.38 billion, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.38 billion is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.59 billion, 11% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +485.9% | 57.88 million | 339.09 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.33 billion | 57.88 million | 3.74 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 966.50 million | 579.95 million | 1.43 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.90 billion | 1.05 billion | 2.42 billion | 6 |
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 memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in New Zealand?
- Memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in New Zealand was 2.38 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.74 billion in 2005.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.88 million in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- New Zealand ranks 30th out of 82 countries with data for 2025.
- Is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in Currencies not in SDR basket (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.