Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in New Zealand
New Zealand: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 5.49 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in New Zealand stood at 5.49 billion. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and up 321.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in New Zealand peaked at 5.49 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, -242.35 million, in 2018.
That places New Zealand 9th out of 81 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 622.26 million | — |
| 2001 | 556.16 million | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 1.22 billion | +120.1% |
| 2003 | 1.18 billion | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.65 billion | +40.2% |
| 2005 | 2.39 billion | +44.3% |
| 2006 | 5.09 billion | +113.3% |
| 2007 | 1.54 billion | -69.6% |
| 2008 | 1.04 billion | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 565.55 million | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 1.19 billion | +109.5% |
| 2011 | 2.00 billion | +69.1% |
| 2012 | 3.53 billion | +76.3% |
| 2013 | 2.37 billion | -32.8% |
| 2014 | 1.53 billion | -35.5% |
| 2015 | 1.30 billion | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 1.26 billion | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 590.26 million | -53.3% |
| 2018 | -242.35 million | -141.1% |
| 2019 | 297.46 million | -222.7% |
| 2020 | 416.41 million | +40.0% |
| 2021 | 339.74 million | -18.4% |
| 2022 | -215.53 million | -163.4% |
| 2023 | 693.49 million | -421.8% |
| 2024 | 4.27 billion | +516.3% |
| 2025 | 5.49 billion | +28.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5.49 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 263.13 million, 20.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5.49 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.48 billion, 2.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +516.3% | 693.49 million | 4.27 billion |
| 2023 | +421.8% | -215.53 million | 693.49 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.59 billion | 556.16 million | 5.09 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.38 billion | -242.35 million | 3.53 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 billion | -215.53 million | 5.49 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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in New Zealand?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in New Zealand was 5.49 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.49 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -242.35 million in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- New Zealand ranks 9th out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 321.7%. 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 Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets other reserve assets, (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social S. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.