New Zealand: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for New Zealand shows historical data for the New Zealand Dollars per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more New Zealand Dollars per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from New Zealand become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit New Zealand.

The series for New Zealand are available from January 2000 to May 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for New Zealand was 1.5505 New Zealand Dollars per USD with a minimum of 1.1508 New Zealand Dollars per USD in July 2014 and a maximum of 2.5007 New Zealand Dollars per USD in November 2000. The most recent available data point is 1.6861 New Zealand Dollars per USD, a change of -1.65% from the previous data point of 1.7144 New Zealand Dollars per USD and a change of 2.83% from a year ago when the level was 1.6397 New Zealand Dollars per USD.

Currency values in New Zealand and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.