Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 5,290 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 5,290 US dollar per person for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 5,290 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 918.96 US dollar per person, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 34th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,025 US dollar per person | — |
| 2001 | 918.96 US dollar per person | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 1,257 US dollar per person | +36.8% |
| 2003 | 1,501 US dollar per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 1,699 US dollar per person | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 2,152 US dollar per person | +26.7% |
| 2006 | 3,360 US dollar per person | +56.1% |
| 2007 | 4,081 US dollar per person | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 2,595 US dollar per person | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 3,622 US dollar per person | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 3,844 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 3,880 US dollar per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3,989 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,674 US dollar per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 3,512 US dollar per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 3,189 US dollar per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 3,778 US dollar per person | +18.4% |
| 2017 | 4,297 US dollar per person | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 3,599 US dollar per person | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 3,585 US dollar per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,710 US dollar per person | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 3,169 US dollar per person | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 2,837 US dollar per person | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 2,984 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 4,175 US dollar per person | +39.9% |
| 2025 | 5,290 US dollar per person | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,221 US dollar per person | 918.96 US dollar per person | 4,081 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,735 US dollar per person | 3,189 US dollar per person | 4,297 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,527 US dollar per person | 2,710 US dollar per person | 5,290 US dollar per person | 6 |
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More financial sector data for New Zealand
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- 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in New Zealand?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in New Zealand was 5,290 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,290 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 918.96 US dollar per person in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.