Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was -16,029 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in New Zealand is -16,029 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 938.28 current LCU per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, -20,852 current LCU per person, in 2021.
New Zealand ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.27 current LCU per person | 14.28 current LCU per person | 90.56 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.67 current LCU per person | -72.91 current LCU per person | 269.42 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.06 current LCU per person | -1,258 current LCU per person | 938.28 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -3,688 current LCU per person | -8,175 current LCU per person | -945.2 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -12,381 current LCU per person | -20,526 current LCU per person | -6,711 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -17,378 current LCU per person | -19,955 current LCU per person | -15,823 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 2020s | -18,378 current LCU per person | -20,852 current LCU per person | -15,480 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 175 Pakistan -976.12 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Australia -4,930 current LCU per person compare
- 177 Viet Nam -5,330 current LCU per person compare
- 179 Chad -19,508 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Malawi -76,096 current LCU per person compare
- 181 Sudan -80,168 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 120,241 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 18.09 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,861 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in New Zealand?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in New Zealand was -16,029 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 938.28 current LCU per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -20,852 current LCU per person in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.