Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports, per capita in New Zealand is 0 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 68th of 178 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.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +55.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -41.4% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +94.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | +40.5% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +22.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per person, 1.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per person, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units 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 total reserves in months of imports, per capita in New Zealand?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in New Zealand was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 68th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.