New Caledonia: Changes in inventories (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2017, New Caledonia's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$26.66 million on 2016 (from −US$35.96 million to −US$9.31 million).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was −US$3.96 million and a typical year strayed about US$139.35 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$256.51 million in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$298.43 million in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to New Caledonia in the 2017 ranking

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 1st of 2: US$0

What this measures

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 21 values

Changes in inventories (current US$) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — −US$29 million (2022)
• Australia — US$2.38 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$31.97 million (2025)
• Cambodia — US$314.5 million (2025)
• China — US$155.38 billion (2024)
• Fiji — US$46.51 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — −US$10.57 million (2020)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$6.02 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$26.77 billion (2025)
• Japan — −US$5.63 billion (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for New Caledonia

• GNI (current US$) — US$8.82 billion (2024)
• GNI (current LCU) — 973.43 billion (2024)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 3.33 million (2024)
• GDP (current US$) — US$8.55 billion (2024)
• GDP (current LCU) — 943 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$29,213 (2024)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 3.22 million (2024)
• Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current US$) — US$275.91 million (2024)
• Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) — 30.43 billion (2024)
• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI)

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Questions people ask

What is New Caledonia's changes in inventories (current US$)?

−US$9.31 million in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 75.47% from −US$37.94 million in 1990. The highest value was US$159.38 million in 2013 and the lowest −US$297.85 million in 2009.

Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current US$) unusual for New Caledonia?

In 2017, New Caledonia's changes in inventories (current US$) rose US$26.66 million on 2016 (from −US$35.96 million to −US$9.31 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (1999 to 2016), the average change was −US$3.96 million and a typical year strayed about US$139.35 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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