Net acquisition of financial assets in New Zealand
New Zealand: Net acquisition of financial assets was 9.70 billion current LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising
Net acquisition of financial assets in New Zealand, 2002–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 9.70 billion current LCU for net acquisition of financial assets in 2008. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 259.0% over ten years.
New Zealand ranks 55th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Net acquisition of financial assets in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.70 billion current LCU | — |
| 2003 | 6.45 billion current LCU | +138.8% |
| 2004 | 4.54 billion current LCU | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 8.74 billion current LCU | +92.3% |
| 2008 | 9.70 billion current LCU | +11.0% |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 52 Uruguay 13.07 billion current LCU compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 10.79 billion current LCU
- 54 Spain 10.30 billion current LCU compare
- 56 Afghanistan 9.64 billion current LCU
- 57 Switzerland 8.68 billion current LCU
- 58 Egypt 7.39 billion current LCU compare
More public sector data for New Zealand
- Arms imports 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 37.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0008 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -50.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 200.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 566.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.00 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in New Zealand?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in New Zealand was 9.70 billion current LCU in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.70 billion current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.70 billion current LCU in 2002.
- How does New Zealand rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- New Zealand ranks 55th out of 134 countries with data for 2008.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.