Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in New Zealand
New Zealand: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -2.35 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in New Zealand is -2.35 billion, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 659.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in New Zealand peaked at -109.71 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, -2.35 billion, in 2025.
That places New Zealand 73rd out of 84 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -213.74 million | — |
| 2001 | -165.05 million | -22.8% |
| 2002 | -181.51 million | +10.0% |
| 2003 | -581.85 million | +220.6% |
| 2004 | -516.91 million | -11.2% |
| 2005 | -208.71 million | -59.6% |
| 2006 | -437.26 million | +109.5% |
| 2007 | -590.89 million | +35.1% |
| 2008 | -109.71 million | -81.4% |
| 2009 | -855.93 million | +680.2% |
| 2010 | -1.51 billion | +76.9% |
| 2011 | -1.41 billion | -6.6% |
| 2012 | -1.89 billion | +33.5% |
| 2013 | -1.19 billion | -37.1% |
| 2014 | -664.98 million | -44.0% |
| 2015 | -309.90 million | -53.4% |
| 2016 | -154.21 million | -50.2% |
| 2017 | -195.26 million | +26.6% |
| 2018 | -129.60 million | -33.6% |
| 2019 | -331.63 million | +155.9% |
| 2020 | -632.37 million | +90.7% |
| 2021 | -364.56 million | -42.4% |
| 2022 | -439.89 million | +20.7% |
| 2023 | -1.24 billion | +182.4% |
| 2024 | -2.23 billion | +79.3% |
| 2025 | -2.35 billion | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -386.16 million | -855.93 million | -109.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | -778.96 million | -1.89 billion | -129.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.21 billion | -2.35 billion | -364.56 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 23.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 25.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0685 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 3,398 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 21.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 3,861 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 21.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 3,861 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in New Zealand?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in New Zealand was -2.35 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was -109.71 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.35 billion in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 659.3%. 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 Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, principal, Up to 1 month, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary A. 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.