New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad
2000 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad
- New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad fell by 1.9 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with a growth of 138.0 USD mn in the previous quarter.
- New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated quarterly.
- It is available from Jun 2000 to Jun 2025 and averaged -396.1 USD mn throughout the period.
- The data reached an all-time high of 3.1 USD bn in Jun 2007 and a record low of -2.2 USD bn in Jun 2000.
CEIC converts quarterly Direct Investment Abroad into USD. Stats NZ provides Direct Investment Abroad in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
Key information about New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad
- In the latest reports of New Zealand, Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 8.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 65.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View New Zealand's Direct Investment Abroad from Jun 2000 to Jun 2025 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Direct Investment Abroad in Jun 2025?
New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad fell by 1.9 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with a growth of 138.0 USD mn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1,895.7 Jun 2025 | 138.0 Mar 2025 | -2,192.9 Jun 2000 | 3,145.3 Jun 2007 | USD mn | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2025 |
Direct Investment Abroad by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 104.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 637.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | -151.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 1,291.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Jun 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | -5,309.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 406.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 538.7 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) | 25.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 5.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | -5,216.8 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 89.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 30.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 2,942.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 0.0 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 292.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 31.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 18,193.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 911.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| China (USD mn) | 39,900.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 1,570.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | -498.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | -1,469.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | -45.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 5,005.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 121.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 107.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 7,332.5 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 1,002.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| France (USD mn) | 2,286.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 51.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 11,438.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Oct 2025 |
| Ghana (USD mn) | -10.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 280.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 24,990.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | -41,558.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | -20.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 8,440.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 2,198.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (USD mn) | 328.0 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | -459.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 5,235.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,444.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 25,342.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 14.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 147.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 417.6 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 1,876.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 124.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 2,137.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | -4.9 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 118.6 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 7.6 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 32.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | -69,045.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 879.1 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 62.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | -122.4 2021 | yearly | 2003 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 660.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 4,652.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 2,376.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 1,520.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 5.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 0.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 16.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 106.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (USD mn) | 23.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 3,613.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | -1,895.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | -551.1 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2025 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 870.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (USD mn) | -142.8 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) | 85.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (USD mn) | 22.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | -1,419.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | -58.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 684.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 154.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 1,895.0 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 1,086.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Oct 2025 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 1,104.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 11.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | -533.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 2,674.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 65.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 17,778.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 523.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Oct 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 60.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | -1,296.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 9,240.9 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 23.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (USD mn) | 0.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 4,466.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 8,290.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 9,920.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 4,453.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 966.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 0.0 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Oct 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 77,168.1 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 5,756.479 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 79,994.882 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 123,654.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 48.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NZD bn) | 204.048 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NZD bn) | 292.813 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NZD bn) | 204.003 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.135 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -92.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,950.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 9.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Nov 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 748,011.388 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 141,065.733 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 300,779.899 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 4,043.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 4.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,026,250.125 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 436,775.230 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 366.977 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 430.665 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 890.782 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 859.458 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Nov 2025 |
| Import Volume Index (Jun2002=1000) | 2,795.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 1,039.331 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 288.843 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,747.093 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 169.154 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 649.287 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia: sa (NZD mn) | 959.987 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China: sa (NZD mn) | 1,576.047 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 746.365 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 319.051 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 54.105 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,133.643 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 547.240 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,476.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export (Jun2002=1000) | 1,471.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1951 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 1,435.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Volume Index: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 2,606.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 130.280 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 136.389 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.5 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 90.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 74,882.144 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 253,363.187 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 28,667.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 7.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 278,925.532 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 362,880.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Oct 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 238.472 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 423.842 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 229,520.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 342,410.674 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.06 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 130,730.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 633,520.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 442,324.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 55,851.773 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 38,442.469 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 10.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting Higher (%) | -34.300 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2025 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting (%) | 72.100 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 73.700 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 67.900 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 73.600 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 83.700 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 76.200 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 55.838 Nov 2025 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Nov 2025 |
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