Key facts

For the March Quarter 2025:

  Assets & Liabilities

• Net foreign assets for the March quarter 2025 increased to $492.0 million from $471.8 million in the December quarter 2024.

  Loans & Advances by Industry

• Total lending increased by 3.8% to $253.9 million.
• Sectors with highest increase in borrowings:
  • Agriculture: +154.2%
  • Trade: +89.3%
  • Restaurants and Bars: +81.0%
• Sectors with largest decline in borrowings:
  • Professional Administrative: -54.8%
  • Arts, Recreation and Other Services: -48.0%
  • Mining and Manufacturing: -29.2%

  Money Supply

• Narrow money (M1) increased by 12.6%.
• Broad money (M3) increased by 3.7%, due to overall rise in demand deposits over the quarter.

  Interest Rates

• No changes in interest rates for the December quarter 2024.

More Information about Banking Statistics

Aggregates are compiled from the Banking Survey which covers the Four commercial banks in the Cook Islands: ANZ, Westpac, Bank of the Cook Islands (BCI) and Capital Security Bank (CSB).  The Cook Islands does not have a Central Bank and uses the NZ Dollar as its currency.

Narrow Money (M1) consist of Notes and Coins in circulation and Demand Deposits. M2 consist of narrow money (M1) and quasi money (savings, demand and term deposits), Net foreign position of the banks, Net domestic credits.

Transactions are valued in accordance to international standards.