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22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP in New Zealand

New Zealand: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP was 0.2648 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2648 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
57th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.4063 units per US$ of GDP
in 2000
All-time low
0.1884 units per US$ of GDP
in 1997
Years of data
33
1993–2025

22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP in New Zealand, 1993–2025

00.10.20.30.41993200920251993: 0.327 units per US$ of GDP1994: 0.273 units per US$ of GDP1995: 0.227 units per US$ of GDP1996: 0.19 units per US$ of GDP1997: 0.188 units per US$ of GDP1998: 0.27 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0.324 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0.406 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0.329 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0.324 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0.266 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0.276 units per US$ of GDP2005: 0.291 units per US$ of GDP2006: 0.254 units per US$ of GDP2007: 0.267 units per US$ of GDP2008: 0.351 units per US$ of GDP2009: 0.364 units per US$ of GDP2010: 0.335 units per US$ of GDP2011: 0.297 units per US$ of GDP2012: 0.306 units per US$ of GDP2013: 0.259 units per US$ of GDP2014: 0.233 units per US$ of GDP2015: 0.224 units per US$ of GDP2016: 0.22 units per US$ of GDP2017: 0.215 units per US$ of GDP2018: 0.236 units per US$ of GDP2019: 0.266 units per US$ of GDP2020: 0.301 units per US$ of GDP2021: 0.256 units per US$ of GDP2022: 0.28 units per US$ of GDP2023: 0.271 units per US$ of GDP2024: 0.267 units per US$ of GDP2025: 0.265 units per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.2648 units per US$ of GDP for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 0.4063 units per US$ of GDP in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1884 units per US$ of GDP, in 1997.

That places New Zealand 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP in New Zealand, year by year

Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1993 0.3273 units per US$ of GDP —
1994 0.2729 units per US$ of GDP -16.6%
1995 0.2268 units per US$ of GDP -16.9%
1996 0.19 units per US$ of GDP -16.2%
1997 0.1884 units per US$ of GDP -0.8%
1998 0.2695 units per US$ of GDP +43.0%
1999 0.3235 units per US$ of GDP +20.0%
2000 0.4063 units per US$ of GDP +25.6%
2001 0.3286 units per US$ of GDP -19.1%
2002 0.3235 units per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2003 0.2661 units per US$ of GDP -17.7%
2004 0.2755 units per US$ of GDP +3.5%
2005 0.2914 units per US$ of GDP +5.8%
2006 0.2543 units per US$ of GDP -12.7%
2007 0.2671 units per US$ of GDP +5.0%
2008 0.3513 units per US$ of GDP +31.6%
2009 0.3641 units per US$ of GDP +3.6%
2010 0.3345 units per US$ of GDP -8.1%
2011 0.297 units per US$ of GDP -11.2%
2012 0.306 units per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2013 0.2588 units per US$ of GDP -15.4%
2014 0.2326 units per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2015 0.2242 units per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2016 0.2201 units per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2017 0.215 units per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2018 0.2364 units per US$ of GDP +10.0%
2019 0.2659 units per US$ of GDP +12.5%
2020 0.3013 units per US$ of GDP +13.3%
2021 0.2561 units per US$ of GDP -15.0%
2022 0.2803 units per US$ of GDP +9.5%
2023 0.2711 units per US$ of GDP -3.3%
2024 0.2672 units per US$ of GDP -1.5%
2025 0.2648 units per US$ of GDP -0.9%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.2648 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3415 units per US$ of GDP, 78% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.2648 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1717 units per US$ of GDP, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2569 units per US$ of GDP 0.1884 units per US$ of GDP 0.3273 units per US$ of GDP 7
2000s 0.3128 units per US$ of GDP 0.2543 units per US$ of GDP 0.4063 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.259 units per US$ of GDP 0.215 units per US$ of GDP 0.3345 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2735 units per US$ of GDP 0.2561 units per US$ of GDP 0.3013 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 54 United States 0.2788 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 55 Portugal 0.2731 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 56 Slovakia 0.2713 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 58 Kuwait 0.2585 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 59 Senegal 0.255 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 60 Congo 0.2429 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp in New Zealand?
22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp in New Zealand was 0.2648 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.4063 units per US$ of GDP in 2000.
What is the lowest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1884 units per US$ of GDP in 1997.
How does New Zealand rank for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 57th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
Is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
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204 places, 6,506 data points, 1993–2025
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22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.