Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in New Zealand

New Zealand: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates was 1.72 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.72 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
33rd
of 53 countries
All-time high
2.38 National currency per US dollar
in 2001
All-time low
0.7143 National currency per US dollar
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates in New Zealand, 1950–2025

0.511.522.5195019872025

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.

Analysis

In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in New Zealand stood at 1.72 National currency per US dollar.

That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in New Zealand peaked at 2.38 National currency per US dollar in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 National currency per US dollar, in 1950.

That places New Zealand 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0.7143 National currency per US dollar 0.7143 National currency per US dollar 0.7143 National currency per US dollar 10
1960s 0.7545 National currency per US dollar 0.7143 National currency per US dollar 0.8929 National currency per US dollar 10
1970s 0.8873 National currency per US dollar 0.7154 National currency per US dollar 1.03 National currency per US dollar 10
1980s 1.56 National currency per US dollar 1.03 National currency per US dollar 2.02 National currency per US dollar 10
1990s 1.71 National currency per US dollar 1.45 National currency per US dollar 1.89 National currency per US dollar 10
2000s 1.73 National currency per US dollar 1.36 National currency per US dollar 2.38 National currency per US dollar 10
2010s 1.36 National currency per US dollar 1.21 National currency per US dollar 1.52 National currency per US dollar 10
2020s 1.59 National currency per US dollar 1.41 National currency per US dollar 1.72 National currency per US dollar 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 30 Peru 3.57 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 31 Israel 3.45 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 32 Georgia 2.74 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 34 Australia 1.55 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 35 Canada 1.4 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 36 Singapore 1.31 National currency per US dollar compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in New Zealand?
Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates in New Zealand was 1.72 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2.38 National currency per US dollar in 2001.
What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 National currency per US dollar in 1950.
How does New Zealand rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates?
New Zealand ranks 33rd out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — exchange rates rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Exchange rates, average
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
68 places, 4,358 data points, 1950–2025
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This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org