Current account balance in New Zealand

Estadistica Nueva Zelanda · Quarterly · Importance 85

-1,008 (Q1-26) ABS · M NZD · Trimestral · CSV

Period	M NZD
Mar 2026	-1,008
Dec 2025	-5,639
Sep 2025	-8,357
Jun 2025	-1,297
Mar 2025	-709
Dec 2024	-4,998
Sep 2024	-9,278
Jun 2024	-3,327
Mar 2024	-2,389
Dec 2023	-6,948
Sep 2023	-10,592
Jun 2023	-3,868
Mar 2023	-4,404
Dec 2022	-10,293
Sep 2022	-11,493
Jun 2022	-6,459
Mar 2022	-6,523
Dec 2021	-7,513
Sep 2021	-8,543
Jun 2021	-1,042
Mar 2021	-3,315
Dec 2020	-2,695
Sep 2020	-3,926
Jun 2020	1,428
Mar 2020	1,978
Dec 2019	-2,457
Sep 2019	-6,111
Jun 2019	-1,255
Mar 2019	537
Dec 2018	-3,797
Sep 2018	-6,693
Jun 2018	-2,176
Mar 2018	-363
Dec 2017	-3,072
Sep 2017	-5,166
Jun 2017	-534
Mar 2017	358
Dec 2016	-2,101
Sep 2016	-4,858
Jun 2016	-348
Mar 2016	1,767
Dec 2015	-2,370
Sep 2015	-4,450
Jun 2015	-1,155
Mar 2015	874
Dec 2014	-2,912
Sep 2014	-5,004
Jun 2014	-1,102
Mar 2014	1,475
Dec 2013	-1,448
Sep 2013	-4,664
Jun 2013	-1,227
Mar 2013	107
Dec 2012	-2,585
Sep 2012	-4,143
Jun 2012	-1,328
Mar 2012	-438
Dec 2011	-1,947
Sep 2011	-3,988
Jun 2011	-326

Period	%
Mar 2026	-3.6%
Dec 2025	-3.6%
Sep 2025	-3.5%
Jun 2025	-3.7%
Mar 2025	-4.2%
Dec 2024	-4.7%
Sep 2024	-5.2%
Jun 2024	-5.5%
Mar 2024	-5.7%
Dec 2023	-6.3%
Sep 2023	-7.1%
Jun 2023	-7.5%
Mar 2023	-8.3%
Dec 2022	-9.0%
Sep 2022	-8.5%
Jun 2022	-7.9%
Mar 2022	-6.6%
Dec 2021	-5.8%
Sep 2021	-4.5%
Jun 2021	-3.2%
Mar 2021	-2.6%
Dec 2020	-1.0%
Sep 2020	-0.9%
Jun 2020	-1.6%
Mar 2020	-2.4%
Dec 2019	-2.9%
Sep 2019	-3.4%
Jun 2019	-3.6%
Mar 2019	-4.0%
Dec 2018	-4.3%
Sep 2018	-4.1%
Jun 2018	-3.6%
Mar 2018	-3.1%
Dec 2017	-2.9%
Sep 2017	-2.7%
Jun 2017	-2.6%
Mar 2017	-2.6%
Dec 2016	-2.1%
Sep 2016	-2.2%
Jun 2016	-2.1%
Mar 2016	-2.4%
Dec 2015	-2.8%
Sep 2015	-3.1%
Jun 2015	-3.3%
Mar 2015	-3.4%
Dec 2014	-3.1%
Sep 2014	-2.5%
Jun 2014	-2.4%
Mar 2014	-2.5%
Dec 2013	-3.2%
Sep 2013	-3.8%
Jun 2013	-3.6%
Mar 2013	-3.6%
Dec 2012	-3.9%
Sep 2012	-3.6%
Jun 2012	-3.6%
Mar 2012	-3.1%
Dec 2011	-2.8%
Sep 2011	-3.2%
Jun 2011	-2.8%

About this indicator

Source	Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ)
Frequency	Quarterly
Release	Alrededor de mediados del tercer mes tras el cierre del trimestre (10:45 hora NZ)
What it is	The current account balance sums up New Zealand's transactions with the rest of the world: trade in goods and services, primary income (dividends and interest) and secondary income. A negative balance means the country spends and invests more than it saves and relies on foreign saving to fund the gap.
How it's calculated	Stats NZ compiles the balance of payments under the IMF's BPM6 manual and publishes the seasonally adjusted quarterly balance (millions of NZD) alongside the rolling 12-month balance as a share of GDP.
Market implications	A wide and widening current account deficit can weigh on the New Zealand dollar and heighten external vulnerability, while an improving balance supports it. Markets pay particular attention to the ratio to GDP.
Limitations	The quarterly data are revised frequently; the balance is highly sensitive to the terms of trade and to one-off income flows, making it hard to read the trend from a single quarter.