New Zealand - Foreign Reserves 2016
$17.8B
+$3.1B from 2015
New Zealand's foreign reserves was $17.8B in 2016, increased +$3.1B from $14.7B in 2015. This was the 61st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2016▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | China | $3.10T | -9.0% |
| 2nd | Japan | $1.22T | -1.3% |
| 3rd | Switzerland | $678.9B | 12.7% |
| 4th | Saudi Arabia | $547.3B | -12.7% |
| 5th | United States | $405.9B | 5.8% |
| 6th | Hong Kong SAR, China | $386.3B | 7.7% |
| 7th | Russian Federation | $377.1B | 2.4% |
| 8th | Korea | $370.2B | 0.9% |
| 9th | Brazil | $365.0B | 2.4% |
| 10th | India | $361.7B | 2.4% |
| 11th | Singapore | $251.1B | -0.3% |
| 12th | Germany | $184.0B | 5.9% |
| 13th | Mexico | $178.0B | 0.2% |
| 14th | Thailand | $171.8B | 9.8% |
| 15th | France | $145.9B | 5.5% |
| 16th | Italy | $135.1B | 3.5% |
| 17th | United Kingdom | $134.9B | -8.9% |
| 18th | Algeria | $120.8B | -19.8% |
| 19th | Indonesia | $116.4B | 9.9% |
| 20th | Poland | $114.3B | 20.5% |
| 21st | Türkiye | $104.8B | -5.1% |
| 22nd | Israel | $95.4B | 5.4% |
| 23rd | Malaysia | $94.5B | -0.8% |
| 24th | Czechia | $85.7B | 32.9% |
| 25th | United Arab Emirates | $85.4B | -9.1% |
| 26th | Canada | $82.7B | 3.7% |
| 27th | Philippines | $80.7B | 0.0% |
| 28th | Libya | $70.2B | -9.6% |
| 29th | Denmark | $64.2B | -1.5% |
| 30th | Spain | $63.0B | 16.8% |
| 31st | Peru | $61.8B | 0.3% |
| 32nd | Norway | $60.4B | 5.2% |
| 33rd | Sweden | $59.4B | 2.2% |
| 34th | Lebanon | $53.9B | 11.1% |
| 35th | Australia | $52.5B | 15.6% |
| 36th | South Africa | $47.2B | 2.8% |
| 37th | Colombia | $46.2B | -0.1% |
| 38th | Iraq | $45.3B | -16.1% |
| 39th | Chile | $40.5B | 4.8% |
| 40th | Romania | $40.0B | 3.2% |
| 41st | Argentina | $38.4B | 50.5% |
| 42nd | Viet Nam | $36.5B | 29.3% |
| 43rd | Netherlands | $35.9B | -6.0% |
| 44th | Kuwait | $33.9B | 9.6% |
| 45th | Bangladesh | $32.3B | 17.4% |
| 46th | Qatar | $31.9B | -14.4% |
| 47th | Kazakhstan | $29.6B | 6.3% |
| 48th | Nigeria | $28.0B | -3.4% |
| 49th | Uzbekistan | $26.3B | 8.2% |
| 50th | Hungary | $25.8B | -22.0% |
| 51st | Bulgaria | $25.2B | 13.6% |
| 52nd | Morocco | $25.1B | 10.3% |
| 53rd | Portugal | $25.0B | 28.8% |
| 54th | Angola | $23.7B | -0.5% |
| 55th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | $23.6B | 49.1% |
| 56th | Belgium | $23.5B | -2.6% |
| 57th | Austria | $23.3B | 4.6% |
| 58th | Pakistan | $22.0B | 10.0% |
| 59th | Oman | $20.3B | 15.5% |
| 60th | Macao SAR, China | $19.5B | 3.2% |
| 61st | New Zealand | $17.8B | 21.1% |
| 62nd | Jordan | $15.5B | -6.2% |
| 63rd | Ukraine | $15.5B | 16.8% |
| 64th | Croatia | $14.2B | -4.8% |
| 65th | Uruguay | $13.5B | -13.8% |
| 66th | Serbia | $10.7B | -5.3% |
| 67th | Finland | $10.5B | 4.5% |
| 68th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | $10.1B | -23.0% |
| 69th | Trinidad and Tobago | $9.5B | -4.7% |
| 70th | Guatemala | $9.2B | 18.2% |
| 71st | Cambodia | $9.1B | 23.6% |
| 72nd | Nepal | $8.7B | 7.2% |
| 73rd | Costa Rica | $7.6B | -3.3% |
| 74th | Kenya | $7.6B | 0.5% |
| 75th | Afghanistan | $7.3B | 4.4% |
| 76th | Iceland | $7.2B | 43.3% |
| 77th | Botswana | $7.2B | -4.7% |
| 78th | Paraguay | $6.9B | 15.9% |
| 79th | Greece | $6.9B | 13.7% |
| 80th | Azerbaijan | $6.7B | -5.3% |
| 81st | Tunisia | $6.1B | -18.8% |
| 82nd | Dominican Republic | $6.1B | 16.5% |
| 83rd | Sri Lanka | $6.0B | -17.7% |
| 84th | Ghana | $5.9B | 2.2% |
| 85th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $5.1B | 7.2% |
| 86th | Mauritius | $5.0B | 16.5% |
| 87th | Belarus | $4.9B | 17.6% |
| 88th | Myanmar | $4.9B | 6.3% |
| 89th | Tanzania | $4.4B | 6.6% |
| 90th | Ecuador | $4.2B | 69.5% |
| 91st | Panama | $3.8B | 13.9% |
| 92nd | Honduras | $3.8B | 1.6% |
| 93rd | Ireland | $3.6B | 62.9% |
| 94th | Latvia | $3.5B | 1.9% |
| 95th | Brunei Darussalam | $3.5B | 3.6% |
| 96th | Jamaica | $3.3B | 13.0% |
| 97th | El Salvador | $3.2B | 16.2% |
| 98th | Albania | $3.1B | -1.0% |
| 99th | Uganda | $3.1B | 6.5% |
| 100th | Slovak Republic | $2.9B | -0.4% |
| 101st | Georgia | $2.8B | 9.3% |
| 102nd | North Macedonia | $2.8B | 11.4% |
| 103rd | Bahrain | $2.6B | -26.3% |
| 104th | Lithuania | $2.6B | 53.2% |
| 105th | Nicaragua | $2.4B | -1.8% |
| 106th | Zambia | $2.4B | -20.7% |
| 107th | Cameroon | $2.2B | -37.1% |
| 108th | Moldova | $2.2B | 25.6% |
| 109th | Armenia | $2.2B | 24.2% |
| 110th | Haiti | $2.1B | 9.4% |
| 111th | Mozambique | $2.0B | -20.7% |
| 112th | Kyrgyz Republic | $2.0B | 10.7% |
| 113th | Namibia | $1.8B | 8.6% |
| 114th | Papua New Guinea | $1.7B | -5.8% |
| 115th | Mongolia | $1.3B | -1.4% |
| 116th | Madagascar | $1.2B | 42.3% |
| 117th | Bhutan | $1.1B | 2.2% |
| 118th | Rwanda | $1.0B | 10.4% |
| 119th | Bahamas, The | $1.0B | 11.9% |
| 120th | Luxembourg | $973.2M | 26.3% |
| 121st | Lesotho | $925.2M | -7.2% |
| 122nd | Aruba | $922.6M | 13.1% |
| 123rd | Lao PDR | $916.0M | -14.3% |
| 124th | Fiji | $908.8M | -1.1% |
| 125th | Yemen, Republic of | $877.4M | -39.2% |
| 126th | Mauritania | $848.5M | 3.2% |
| 127th | Guinea | $840.5M | 28.5% |
| 128th | Cyprus | $812.5M | 0.6% |
| 129th | Montenegro | $793.7M | 16.4% |
| 130th | Gabon | $789.3M | -57.6% |
| 131st | Slovenia | $742.1M | -13.3% |
| 132nd | Congo, Republic of | $714.4M | -67.8% |
| 133rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | $708.2M | -41.8% |
| 134th | Malta | $677.0M | 18.4% |
| 135th | Tajikistan | $644.8M | 30.7% |
| 136th | Kosovo | $637.8M | -17.2% |
| 137th | Malawi | $610.8M | -10.4% |
| 138th | Liberia | $586.0M | 4.5% |
| 139th | Guyana | $581.0M | 9.2% |
| 140th | Cabo Verde | $572.7M | 15.8% |
| 141st | Eswatini | $564.3M | 3.0% |
| 142nd | Seychelles | $523.5M | -2.4% |
| 143rd | Solomon Islands | $514.0M | -1.1% |
| 144th | Sierra Leone | $497.2M | -14.1% |
| 145th | Maldives | $467.3M | -17.1% |
| 146th | San Marino | $451.0M | 19.0% |
| 147th | Barbados | $431.8M | -22.0% |
| 148th | Djibouti | $407.4M | 11.7% |
| 149th | Zimbabwe | $407.2M | -6.3% |
| 150th | Suriname | $381.1M | 15.4% |
| 151st | Belize | $376.7M | -13.8% |
| 152nd | Estonia | $352.1M | -15.1% |
| 153rd | Antigua and Barbuda | $330.1M | -7.2% |
| 154th | St. Kitts and Nevis | $320.5M | 11.1% |
| 155th | West Bank and Gaza | $312.8M | -46.2% |
| 156th | St. Lucia | $305.5M | -3.8% |
| 157th | Timor-Leste | $281.0M | -35.8% |
| 158th | Vanuatu | $267.3M | -0.7% |
| 159th | Central African Republic | $239.8M | 12.2% |
| 160th | Dominica | $221.9M | 75.8% |
| 161st | Grenada | $207.7M | 4.9% |
| 162nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | $192.3M | 15.8% |
| 163rd | Tonga | $176.5M | 13.1% |
| 164th | Sudan | $168.3M | -3.0% |
| 165th | Comoros | $159.4M | -20.5% |
| 166th | Micronesia, Federated States of | $157.0M | 16.2% |
| 167th | Eritrea | $145.4M | 0.2% |
| 168th | Burundi | $95.2M | -30.1% |
| 169th | Samoa | $88.9M | -20.8% |
| 170th | Gambia, The | $87.6M | -21.1% |
| 171st | South Sudan | $68.2M | -70.3% |
| 172nd | São Tomé and Principe | $63.2M | -13.3% |
| 173rd | Equatorial Guinea | $62.3M | -94.8% |
| 174th | Chad | $8.2M | -97.8% |
FAQ
What was New Zealand's foreign reserves in 2016?▾
New Zealand's foreign reserves in 2016 was $17.8B. This ranked 61st globally.
How did New Zealand's foreign reserves change in 2016?▾
New Zealand's foreign reserves increased by 21.1% in 2016 compared to 2015.
Which country had the highest foreign reserves in 2016?▾
China had the highest foreign reserves in 2016 at $3.10T.
What is the foreign reserves of New Zealand in 2016?▾
The foreign reserves of New Zealand in 2016 was $17.8B. This ranked 61st globally.
What was New Zealand's foreign reserves in billion in 2016?▾
New Zealand's foreign reserves in 2016 was approximately 17.81 billion ($17.8B).
How does 2016 compare to 2015 for New Zealand's foreign reserves?▾
New Zealand's foreign reserves went from $14.7B in 2015 to $17.8B in 2016, a 21.1% increase.
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