Noting this, its not shifting the kiwi $ though

Current account to GDP ratio -5.8%

  • expected -5.6%, prior -4.6%

Current account for the final quarter -7.26bn NZD

  • expected -6.21bn, prior -8.3bn

Current account for the shole year 2021 -20.23bn NZD

  • expected -19.4bn, prior -15.9bn

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This via Investopedia is a good 'in a nutshell' description of this data:

current account explanation