Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in New Zealand
New Zealand: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.5854 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in New Zealand, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in New Zealand is 0.5854, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in New Zealand peaked at 0.6115 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2638, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 53rd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3492 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3331 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.347 | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3131 | -9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3165 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4039 | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3063 | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3367 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3124 | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.284 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2679 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3304 | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3283 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2995 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3398 | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5328 | +56.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5603 | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3211 | -42.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6115 | +90.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5472 | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4586 | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4593 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4121 | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.373 | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4015 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4943 | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5161 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4032 | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4199 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3706 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3241 | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2638 | -18.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3067 | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4642 | +51.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5854 | +26.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.5854 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 2.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.5854 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6487, 90% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3353 | 0.3063 | 0.4039 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3876 | 0.2679 | 0.6115 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4485 | 0.373 | 0.5472 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3858 | 0.2638 | 0.5854 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- 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 foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in New Zealand?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in New Zealand was 0.5854 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6115 in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2638 in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.