Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in New Zealand
New Zealand: Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum was 2.25 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.25 for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
The figure is down 47.1% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in New Zealand peaked at 8.25 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 70th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.5 | — |
| 2001 | 4.75 | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 5.75 | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 5 | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5 | +30.0% |
| 2005 | 7.25 | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 7.25 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.25 | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 5 | -39.4% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5 | -28.6% |
| 2016 | 1.75 | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -42.9% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | -75.0% |
| 2021 | 0.75 | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 4.25 | +466.7% |
| 2023 | 5.5 | +29.4% |
| 2024 | 4.25 | -22.7% |
| 2025 | 2.25 | -47.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.25 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4, 56% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.25 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.38, 67% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +466.7% | 0.75 | 4.25 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.88 | 2.5 | 8.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 | 1 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.88 | 0.25 | 5.5 | 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 monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in New Zealand?
- Monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum in New Zealand was 2.25 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 in 2007.
- What is the lowest monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum?
- New Zealand ranks 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary policy-related, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 Monetary policy-related, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.