Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.201 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 39th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2073 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.3008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2795 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2665 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2767 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2683 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3231 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.201 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -38.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3304 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +64.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3217 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2747 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3121 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3422 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3842 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4569 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.485 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4631 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5468 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6565 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6305 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5373 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5752 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7508 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 93% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4165 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2782 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.201 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3304 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4011 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2747 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5468 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6163 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5373 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 36 Spain 0.8036 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Estonia 0.698 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 South Africa 0.6959 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 South Korea 0.6693 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Chile 0.6518 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 United States 0.6243 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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 portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in New Zealand?
- Portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in New Zealand was 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6946 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.201 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. 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 Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.