DEC alternative conversion factor in New Zealand
New Zealand: DEC alternative conversion factor was 1.7 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in New Zealand, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
In 2025, dec alternative conversion factor in New Zealand stood at 1.7 LCU per US$.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in New Zealand peaked at 2.39 LCU per US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5137 LCU per US$, in 1960.
New Zealand ranks 150th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6538 LCU per US$ | 0.5137 LCU per US$ | 0.8929 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8906 LCU per US$ | 0.7187 LCU per US$ | 1.03 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 LCU per US$ | 1.04 LCU per US$ | 1.96 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 LCU per US$ | 1.44 LCU per US$ | 1.93 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 LCU per US$ | 1.36 LCU per US$ | 2.39 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 LCU per US$ | 1.21 LCU per US$ | 1.52 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 LCU per US$ | 1.41 LCU per US$ | 1.7 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.73 LCU per US$ compare
- 151 Azerbaijan 1.7 LCU per US$ compare
- 152 Kiribati 1.55 LCU per US$ compare
- 152 Tuvalu 1.55 LCU per US$ compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -1.25 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -754.10 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 34.74 billion current LCU (2023)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 21.34 billion current US$ (2023)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -11.66 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -7.06 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 78,957 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 46,630 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 420.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 246.81 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in New Zealand?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in New Zealand was 1.7 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 LCU per US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5137 LCU per US$ in 1960.
- How does New Zealand rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- New Zealand ranks 150th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.