Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 0.0938 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0938 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 30.3% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand peaked at 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0443 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 102nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0688 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0587 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0673 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0609 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.062 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0758 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +64.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0813 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1149 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2010 | 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0905 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0894 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0755 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0698 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0736 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0874 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0936 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0758 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0563 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0499 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0443 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0472 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.072 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0938 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +30.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0938 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0938 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2664 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 35% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0839 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0587 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0835 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0698 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.103 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0606 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0443 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0938 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 99 Uganda 0.0947 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Cameroon 0.0945 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Indonesia 0.094 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Latvia 0.0919 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Barbados 0.0887 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 0.0835 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 0.0938 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.1248 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0443 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- New Zealand ranks 102nd 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 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.