Total reserves in months of imports in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total reserves in months of imports was 3.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 3.9 for total reserves in months of imports in 2025.
The figure is up 23.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in New Zealand peaked at 4.46 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.01, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.11 | — |
| 2001 | 2.03 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 2.42 | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 2.43 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.17 | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 2.41 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 3.8 | +57.6% |
| 2007 | 3.85 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.27 | -40.9% |
| 2009 | 4.46 | +96.0% |
| 2010 | 3.94 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 3.35 | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 3.36 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.04 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 2.78 | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 2.96 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.59 | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 3.67 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.92 | -20.4% |
| 2019 | 3.06 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 2.84 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.53 | -11.0% |
| 2022 | 2.01 | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 2.21 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 3.16 | +42.9% |
| 2025 | 3.9 | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8 | 2.03 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 | 2.78 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 | 2.01 | 3.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 3.95 compare
- 99 Montenegro 3.95 compare
- 100 Bangladesh 3.91 compare
- 102 Dominica 3.87 compare
- 103 Pakistan 3.76 compare
- 104 Mexico 3.75 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 total reserves in months of imports in New Zealand?
- Total reserves in months of imports in New Zealand was 3.9 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.01 in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- New Zealand ranks 101st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].