New Zealand vs South Africa: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

New Zealand
0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand rank
39th
South Africa rank
38th

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0013 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

New Zealand ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 38th of 164 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2782 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2448 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0334 US dollar per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.4011 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.4018 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0007 US dollar per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 0.6163 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.5655 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0508 US dollar per US$ of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, New Zealand or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between New Zealand and South Africa?
0.0013 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 39th and South Africa ranks 38th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 3,983 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Portfolio investment (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.