Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 1.37 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in New Zealand, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in New Zealand is 1.37 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in New Zealand peaked at 1.49 National currency per US dollar in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4945 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4945 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 0.5376 National currency per US dollar | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5496 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5568 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5572 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5917 National currency per US dollar | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.663 National currency per US dollar | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7199 National currency per US dollar | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.755 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.8112 National currency per US dollar | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8743 National currency per US dollar | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9284 National currency per US dollar | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.01 National currency per US dollar | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 1.02 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 National currency per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 1.2 National currency per US dollar | +12.2% |
| 1986 | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.41 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.41 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.38 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 1.34 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.35 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.37 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6237 National currency per US dollar | 0.4945 National currency per US dollar | 0.8112 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | 0.8743 National currency per US dollar | 1.46 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 National currency per US dollar | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | 1.49 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | 1.4 National currency per US dollar | 1.48 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 National currency per US dollar | 1.33 National currency per US dollar | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 28 Romania 1.83 National currency per US dollar compare
- 29 Peru 1.73 National currency per US dollar compare
- 30 Australia 1.44 National currency per US dollar compare
- 32 Canada 1.19 National currency per US dollar compare
- 33 Switzerland 1.05 National currency per US dollar compare
- 34 United States 1 National currency per US dollar compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in New Zealand?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in New Zealand was 1.37 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 — purchasing recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 National currency per US dollar in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4945 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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