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Currency in New Zealand

Did that currency hold its value against the dollar this year?

New Zealand's currency is 0.08 % — #13 of 71 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2026-09-07.

0.08%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2026-09-07

Source: Currency strength vs USD (own calculation from ECB reference-rate snapshots)

One unit buys 0.1 % more dollars than a year ago.

Currency in New Zealand over time

0.41 %-2.07 %-4.56 %0.41 % · 4 September 2026-4.56 % · 24 July 202624 July 2026: -4.56 %25 July 2026: -3.73 %27 July 2026: -3.64 %28 July 2026: -3.41 %29 July 2026: -2.79 %30 July 2026: -2.59 %13 August 2026: -2.05 %14 August 2026: -1.67 %15 August 2026: -0.67 %16 August 2026: -0.70 %17 August 2026: -0.62 %18 August 2026: -0.47 %19 August 2026: -0.82 %3 September 2026: -0.39 %4 September 2026: 0.41 %5 September 2026: 0.06 %7 September 2026: 0.08 %24 July 202616 August 20267 September 20260.08 %
17 official observations, 24 July 2026 → 7 September 2026. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#13 of 71
higher is better
Ranked behind
82 %
58 of 71 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.02 pp
since 5 September 2026
Below its peak
0.33 pp
peak 0.41 % in 4 September 2026
Full series
▲ 4.64 pp
since 24 July 2026

vs median -0.71 %: +0.79 pp (better)

Among 71 countries

2 of 71 countries between -9.39 % and -8.56 %1 of 71 countries between -7.72 % and -6.89 %1 of 71 countries between -6.89 % and -6.06 %1 of 71 countries between -6.06 % and -5.22 %1 of 71 countries between -4.39 % and -3.56 %1 of 71 countries between -2.72 % and -1.89 %2 of 71 countries between -1.89 % and -1.06 %30 of 71 countries between -1.06 % and -0.22 %22 of 71 countries between -0.22 % and 0.61 %1 of 71 countries between 1.44 % and 2.28 %1 of 71 countries between 3.94 % and 4.78 %2 of 71 countries between 5.61 % and 6.44 %2 of 71 countries between 7.28 % and 8.11 %4 of 71 countries between 9.78 % and 10.61 %median -0.71 %New Zealand: ahead of 82 % of the 71 countries with a published currencyNew Zealand 0.08 %-9.39 %10.61 %
Half of all 71 countries sit between -0.71 % and 0.00 %. New Zealand is ahead of 82 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 3 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryCurrencyvs New Zealand
11 United Kingdom0.29 %+0.21 pp
12 Czech Republic0.23 %+0.15 pp
13 New Zealand0.08 %—
14 United States0.00 %−0.08 pp
15 Panama0.00 %−0.08 pp

The currency’s US-dollar value now vs one year ago — positive means it strengthened. Our calculation from daily ECB reference rates.

How to read this figure

Our own calculation from daily ECB reference rates: the currency’s US-dollar value today versus one year ago. A strengthening currency makes imports and foreign travel cheaper; it is not a verdict on the economy.

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