Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1.47 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.47 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
32nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
1.55 National currency per US dollar
in 1989
All-time low
0.4593 National currency per US dollar
in 1966
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1.47 National currency per US dollar for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in New Zealand peaked at 1.55 National currency per US dollar in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4593 National currency per US dollar, in 1966.
That places New Zealand 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4817 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.4603 National currency per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 0.477 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4801 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4907 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.487 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4593 National currency per US dollar | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4853 National currency per US dollar | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.4897 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4699 National currency per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5373 National currency per US dollar | +14.4% |
| 1971 | 0.57 National currency per US dollar | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5912 National currency per US dollar | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6234 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5958 National currency per US dollar | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5955 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.689 National currency per US dollar | +15.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7784 National currency per US dollar | +13.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7896 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8588 National currency per US dollar | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9081 National currency per US dollar | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.9791 National currency per US dollar | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.04 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 1.06 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.19 National currency per US dollar | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 1.55 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.51 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.53 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.51 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.42 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.47 National currency per US dollar is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 National currency per US dollar, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.47 National currency per US dollar is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4 National currency per US dollar, 43% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4781 National currency per US dollar | 0.4593 National currency per US dollar | 0.4907 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6629 National currency per US dollar | 0.5373 National currency per US dollar | 0.8588 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 National currency per US dollar | 0.9081 National currency per US dollar | 1.55 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | 1.54 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | 1.53 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | 1.5 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | 1.42 National currency per US dollar | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 29 Romania 2 National currency per US dollar compare
- 30 Peru 1.78 National currency per US dollar compare
- 31 Saudi Arabia 1.75 National currency per US dollar compare
- 33 Australia 1.4 National currency per US dollar compare
- 34 Canada 1.17 National currency per US dollar compare
- 35 United States of America 1 National currency per US dollar compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in New Zealand?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in New Zealand was 1.47 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 National currency per US dollar in 1989.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4593 National currency per US dollar in 1966.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org