Reserve assets, Debt securities in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reserve assets, Debt securities was 10.08 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Debt securities in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets, debt securities in New Zealand stood at 10.08 billion US dollar.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, debt securities in New Zealand peaked at 15.24 billion US dollar in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.45 billion US dollar, in 2001.
That places New Zealand 33rd out of 132 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Debt securities in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.71 billion US dollar | — |
| 2001 | 2.45 billion US dollar | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 2.71 billion US dollar | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 3.22 billion US dollar | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 4.01 billion US dollar | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 5.97 billion US dollar | +48.7% |
| 2006 | 8.33 billion US dollar | +39.6% |
| 2007 | 15.24 billion US dollar | +83.0% |
| 2008 | 9.28 billion US dollar | -39.2% |
| 2009 | 12.34 billion US dollar | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 12.26 billion US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.80 billion US dollar | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 7.02 billion US dollar | -28.3% |
| 2013 | 10.33 billion US dollar | +47.0% |
| 2014 | 9.90 billion US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.38 billion US dollar | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 7.21 billion US dollar | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 7.82 billion US dollar | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 6.43 billion US dollar | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 8.86 billion US dollar | +37.8% |
| 2020 | 8.85 billion US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 7.18 billion US dollar | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 5.36 billion US dollar | -25.3% |
| 2023 | 8.59 billion US dollar | +60.2% |
| 2024 | 10.33 billion US dollar | +20.2% |
| 2025 | 10.08 billion US dollar | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.63 billion US dollar | 2.45 billion US dollar | 15.24 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.60 billion US dollar | 6.38 billion US dollar | 12.26 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.40 billion US dollar | 5.36 billion US dollar | 10.33 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 30 Bulgaria 14.32 billion US dollar compare
- 31 Nigeria 13.93 billion US dollar compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 12.81 billion US dollar compare
- 34 Portugal 9.82 billion US dollar compare
- 35 Costa Rica 9.23 billion US dollar compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 9.04 billion US dollar compare
More external debt data for New Zealand
- Other investment, Debt instruments 29.41 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.9582 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 5,523 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.1114 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 104.01 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -0.0081 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government 2 (2030)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 29.95 (2015)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 53 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 1.14 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, debt securities in New Zealand?
- Reserve assets, debt securities in New Zealand was 10.08 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 15.24 billion US dollar in 2007.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, debt securities recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 billion US dollar in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for reserve assets, debt securities?
- New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 132 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, debt securities rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.