Foreign liabilities per capita in New Zealand

New Zealand: Foreign liabilities per capita was 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
69,561 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
24th
of 149 countries
All-time high
69,561 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
27,997 real chained 2019 US$
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in New Zealand, 1995–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k1995200720201995: 31.4k real chained 2019 US$1996: 37.2k real chained 2019 US$1997: 32.5k real chained 2019 US$1998: 31.3k real chained 2019 US$1999: 33.8k real chained 2019 US$2000: 29.7k real chained 2019 US$2001: 28.0k real chained 2019 US$2002: 36.5k real chained 2019 US$2003: 45.3k real chained 2019 US$2004: 53.3k real chained 2019 US$2005: 50.2k real chained 2019 US$2006: 55.8k real chained 2019 US$2007: 65.1k real chained 2019 US$2008: 50.3k real chained 2019 US$2009: 59.6k real chained 2019 US$2010: 63.2k real chained 2019 US$2011: 62.2k real chained 2019 US$2012: 66.3k real chained 2019 US$2013: 64.5k real chained 2019 US$2014: 65.2k real chained 2019 US$2015: 59.4k real chained 2019 US$2016: 62.2k real chained 2019 US$2017: 62.2k real chained 2019 US$2018: 60.1k real chained 2019 US$2019: 62.6k real chained 2019 US$2020: 69.6k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in New Zealand peaked at 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27,997 real chained 2019 US$, in 2001.

That places New Zealand 24th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,257 real chained 2019 US$ 31,342 real chained 2019 US$ 37,248 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 47,396 real chained 2019 US$ 27,997 real chained 2019 US$ 65,076 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 62,798 real chained 2019 US$ 59,450 real chained 2019 US$ 66,350 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 21 Spain 84,736 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 22 Bahrain 78,565 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 23 Iceland 72,860 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 25 Portugal 68,015 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 26 Hungary 64,399 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 27 United Arab Emirates 64,210 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in New Zealand?
Foreign liabilities per capita in New Zealand was 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 69,561 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 27,997 real chained 2019 US$ in 2001.
How does New Zealand rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
New Zealand ranks 24th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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