Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 1,719 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in New Zealand, 2000–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1,719 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in 2021.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 3,028 current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 201.07 current US$ per person, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 39th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 697.05 current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 1,027 current US$ per person | +47.3% |
| 2002 | 1,157 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 1,689 current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 2004 | 1,623 current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1,050 current US$ per person | -35.3% |
| 2006 | 696.82 current US$ per person | -33.6% |
| 2007 | 1,327 current US$ per person | +90.5% |
| 2008 | 201.07 current US$ per person | -84.8% |
| 2009 | 779.41 current US$ per person | +287.6% |
| 2010 | 938.46 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 1,244 current US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 1,271 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,525 current US$ per person | +98.8% |
| 2014 | 2,607 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,579 current US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2,647 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 3,028 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 2,294 current US$ per person | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 2,956 current US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 2,015 current US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 2021 | 1,719 current US$ per person | -14.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1,719 current US$ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,110 current US$ per person, 81% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1,719 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636.62 current US$ per person, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +287.6% | 201.07 current US$ per person | 779.41 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,025 current US$ per person | 201.07 current US$ per person | 1,689 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,209 current US$ per person | 938.46 current US$ per person | 3,028 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,867 current US$ per person | 1,719 current US$ per person | 2,015 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 552.02 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8628 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0081 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 403.08 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in New Zealand?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in New Zealand was 1,719 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,028 current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 201.07 current US$ per person in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 39th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.