IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 240.88 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 240.88 units per person for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 330.9 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places New Zealand 50th out of 190 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.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 38.74 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 37.77 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 37.02 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 36.25 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 59.25 units per person | +63.4% |
| 1966 | 70.15 units per person | +18.4% |
| 1967 | 101.65 units per person | +44.9% |
| 1968 | 64.64 units per person | -36.4% |
| 1969 | 56.62 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1970 | 53.9 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 57.64 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 56.63 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 61.7 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 116.49 units per person | +88.8% |
| 1975 | 168.68 units per person | +44.8% |
| 1976 | 221.19 units per person | +31.1% |
| 1977 | 229.71 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 238 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 212.71 units per person | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 185.53 units per person | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 131.9 units per person | -28.9% |
| 1982 | 122.64 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 141.75 units per person | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 140.21 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 156.13 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 173.89 units per person | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 199.93 units per person | +15.0% |
| 1988 | 185.84 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1989 | 168.03 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1990 | 180.03 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 166.8 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 210.64 units per person | +26.3% |
| 1993 | 210.13 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 221.51 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 218.43 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 201.7 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 184.9 units per person | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 146.63 units per person | -20.7% |
| 1999 | 209.74 units per person | +43.0% |
| 2000 | 219.17 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 189.9 units per person | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 191.68 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 170.3 units per person | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 223.85 units per person | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 269.46 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 293.15 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 312.3 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 282.35 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 262.62 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 253.93 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 214.57 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 213.56 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 201.9 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 195.37 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 203.41 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 320.14 units per person | +57.4% |
| 2017 | 330.9 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 301.38 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 282.59 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 265.76 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 252.83 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 234.42 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 232.79 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 232.05 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 240.88 units per person | +3.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 240.88 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 272.97 units per person, 88% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 240.88 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.73 units per person, 2.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +88.8% | 61.7 units per person | 116.49 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.21 units per person | 0 units per person | 101.65 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 141.66 units per person | 53.9 units per person | 238 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.58 units per person | 122.64 units per person | 199.93 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 195.05 units per person | 146.63 units per person | 221.51 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 241.48 units per person | 170.3 units per person | 312.3 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 251.77 units per person | 195.37 units per person | 330.9 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 243.12 units per person | 232.05 units per person | 265.76 units per person | 6 |
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 imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in New Zealand?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in New Zealand was 240.88 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 330.9 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does New Zealand rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 50th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.