Core Crown residual cash: NZ data and downloads
Core Crown residual cash was $−5,996 million in 2024/25, up $13,306 million on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: The Treasury (New Zealand). Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
Core Crown residual cash, $m, 1993/94 to 2024/25
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| Period | Core Crown residual cash ($m) |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | $−5,996 million |
| 2023/24 | $−19,302 million |
| 2022/23 | $−25,648 million |
| 2021/22 | $−27,043 million |
| 2020/21 | $−13,767 million |
| 2019/20 | $−23,692 million |
| 2018/19 | $−710 million |
| 2017/18 | $1,346 million |
| 2016/17 | $2,574 million |
| 2015/16 | $−1,322 million |
| 2014/15 | $−1,827 million |
| 2013/14 | $−4,109 million |
| 2012/13 | $−5,742 million |
| 2011/12 | $−10,644 million |
| 2010/11 | $−13,343 million |
| 2009/10 | $−9,000 million |
| 2008/09 | $−8,639 million |
| 2007/08 | $2,057 million |
| 2006/07 | $2,793 million |
| 2005/06 | $2,985 million |
2024/25Core Crown residual cash $−5,996 millionTreasury basis: PBE Standards
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: The Treasury (New Zealand).
Core Crown residual cash: NZ data and downloads: definitions
The cash the government has left over to repay debt, or must borrow, in a year, net core Crown operating cash flow (excluding NZS Fund activity) less capital spending such as asset purchases, loans and NZS Fund contributions. Treasury notes it equals the change in debt in any year.
Core Crown residual cash: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- Also called "cash available / (shortfall to be funded)". A balance, percentage changes are not meaningful.
Core Crown residual cash: NZ data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Core Crown residual cash | Core Crown residual cash |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | $−5,996 million | −1.4% of GDP |
| 2023/24 | $−19,302 million | −4.6% of GDP |
| 2022/23 | $−25,648 million | −6.4% of GDP |
| 2021/22 | $−27,043 million | −7.4% of GDP |
| 2020/21 | $−13,767 million | −4.0% of GDP |
| 2019/20 | $−23,692 million | −7.5% of GDP |
| 2018/19 | $−710 million | −0.2% of GDP |
| 2017/18 | $1,346 million | 0.5% of GDP |
| 2016/17 | $2,574 million | 0.9% of GDP |
| 2015/16 | $−1,322 million | −0.5% of GDP |
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- 10 October 2026