Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 18.09 billion SDR in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in New Zealand, 1950β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 18.09 billion SDR for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.3% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in New Zealand peaked at 18.09 billion SDR in 2025 and was at its lowest, 119.00 million SDR, in 1957.
New Zealand ranks 55th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 185.80 million SDR | 119.00 million SDR | 282.00 million SDR | 10 |
| 1960s | 196.70 million SDR | 149.00 million SDR | 252.00 million SDR | 10 |
| 1970s | 423.56 million SDR | 206.00 million SDR | 757.66 million SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 billion SDR | 248.55 million SDR | 3.07 billion SDR | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.75 billion SDR | 2.01 billion SDR | 4.01 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.85 billion SDR | 2.52 billion SDR | 10.84 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.77 billion SDR | 9.36 billion SDR | 13.57 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.21 billion SDR | 8.31 billion SDR | 18.09 billion SDR | 6 |
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More financial sector data for New Zealand
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 120,241 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 20.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 3,861 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 21.5 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in New Zealand?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in New Zealand was 18.09 billion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.09 billion SDR in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 119.00 million SDR in 1957.
- How does New Zealand rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- New Zealand ranks 55th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.