Australia vs New Zealand: Net capital account

Australia
-390.56 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
New Zealand
-239.53 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
173rd
New Zealand rank
170th

Net capital account over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports -239.53 million BoP, current US$ against -390.56 million BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 151.03 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 173rd and New Zealand ranks 170th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net capital account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,908 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.