Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 4,654 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 4,654 US dollar per person for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.7% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand peaked at 4,654 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 814.73 US dollar per person, in 2001.
That places New Zealand 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 938.21 US dollar per person | — |
| 2001 | 814.73 US dollar per person | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 1,135 US dollar per person | +39.3% |
| 2003 | 1,335 US dollar per person | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 1,575 US dollar per person | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 2,104 US dollar per person | +33.5% |
| 2006 | 3,326 US dollar per person | +58.1% |
| 2007 | 4,054 US dollar per person | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 2,548 US dollar per person | -37.1% |
| 2009 | 3,250 US dollar per person | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 3,478 US dollar per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 3,477 US dollar per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,579 US dollar per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3,244 US dollar per person | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 3,115 US dollar per person | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 2,843 US dollar per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 3,505 US dollar per person | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 4,015 US dollar per person | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 3,273 US dollar per person | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 3,272 US dollar per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,367 US dollar per person | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 2,491 US dollar per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 2,177 US dollar per person | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 2,329 US dollar per person | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 3,561 US dollar per person | +52.9% |
| 2025 | 4,654 US dollar per person | +30.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4,654 US dollar per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,182 US dollar per person, 1.5× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4,654 US dollar per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,158 US dollar per person, 2.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,108 US dollar per person | 814.73 US dollar per person | 4,054 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,380 US dollar per person | 2,843 US dollar per person | 4,015 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,930 US dollar per person | 2,177 US dollar per person | 4,654 US dollar per person | 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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand was 4,654 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4,654 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 814.73 US dollar per person in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- New Zealand ranks 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. 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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.