Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in New Zealand
New Zealand: Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per in New Zealand, 1962–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in New Zealand stood at 0.0019 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in New Zealand peaked at 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1962.
New Zealand ranks 136th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0114 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0676 units per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, Private sector … Private square kilometre Current 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +31.2% | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 133 Lesotho 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 134 Dominica 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 135 Bulgaria 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 137 Finland 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
- 138 Mozambique 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Afghanistan 0.0017 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in New Zealand?
- Capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per in New Zealand was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per?
- New Zealand ranks 136th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, private sector, current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Capital stock, Private sector, Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.