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New Zealand

Capital: WellingtonRegion: East Asia & PacificIncome: High income
GDP
$280.55B
2026
Population
5.3M
2024
GDP per Capita
$52K
2026
Life Expectancy
83.0 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$280.55B2026
Real GDP Growth (%)2.2%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$52K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$309.05B2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$57K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.14%2026
GNI (Current USD)$253.26B2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$48K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$54K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)19.6%2022
Services Value Added (% of GDP)67.4%2022
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)4.6%2022
Government Consumption (% of GDP)20.9%2022
Household Consumption (% of GDP)57.5%2022
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)22.5%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)17.5%2024
GDP Deflator (%)2.1%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$90K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)8.9%2022
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)23.8%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$41K2021
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)9.9%2021
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-1.6%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.03%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.10%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.10%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.29%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.5%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.97%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$48.92B2022

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.1%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)56.1%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.6%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-4.4%2026
Unemployment Rate (%)5.1%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)2.9%2024
Deposit Interest Rate (%)5.7%2024
Government Debt (% of GDP)54.1%2023
Government Revenue (% of GDP)35.5%2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)30.7%2023
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)26.4%2023
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)56.9%2023
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)3.1%2023
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$22.07B2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)3.22024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)1.652024
Broad Money (% of GDP)100.0%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)51.2%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)26.4%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$64.54B2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$68.74B2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$42.29B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$46.86B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.7%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.3%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$1.76B2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$598.2M2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.2%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)13.0%2024
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-4.7%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-12.11B2024

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit by Financial Sector (% of GDP)158.2%2023
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)141.2%2023
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)35.7%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$92.87B2024
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)4.8%2024
Listed Domestic Companies1122024
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)97.9%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)98.5%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)97.2%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)24.5%2023

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)152023

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)0.7%2023
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)58.2%2023
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)20.3%2023
Average Firm Age (years)43 years2023
Firms Using Computers (%)45.7%2023

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population5.3M2024
Population Growth (%)1.7%2024
Population Density (per km²)202023
Surface Area (sq km)267,7102023
Land Area (sq km)263,3102023
Urban Population (%)83.9%2024
Urban Population (total)4.4M2024
Rural Population (%)16.1%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth83.0 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male81.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female84.9 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.62023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)10.92023
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.22023
Net Migration17,4032025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)18.1%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)64.7%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)17.2%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)54.6%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)77.72021
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)49.22021

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force3.1M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)70.4%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)66.1%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)74.7%2025
Unemployment (%)5.1%2025
Female Unemployment (%)5.3%2025
Male Unemployment (%)4.9%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)14.4%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)5.4%2025
Employment in Industry (%)19.9%2025
Employment in Services (%)74.6%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)12.6%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)81.6%2025
Employers (% of total employment)5.8%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)47.6%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)5.3%2023
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)12.7%2023
Primary School Enrollment (%)96.9%2023
Secondary School Enrollment (%)113.4%2023
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)76.4%2023
Out-of-School Children, Primary8,9982023
Out-of-School Girls, Primary4,2412023
Primary School Teachers26,5832023
Secondary School Teachers36,3902023
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary152017
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary142017
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)26.1%2016

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)10.1%2024
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$5K2024
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)7.9%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)12.7%2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.62022
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)12.32023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.52023
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)4.72023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)4.32023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)5.02023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)4.4%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)89.6%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)6.0%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)89.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)89.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.102024
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)82024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)13.4%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)11.1%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)11.92021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)10.02020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)3,6612023
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)8,0212023
Renewable Electricity Output (%)81.4%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)28.9%2021
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)6.52020
Forest Area (%)37.8%2023
Forest Area (sq km)99,5032023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)30.6%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)30.4%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)100.0%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)100.0%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)36.9%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)8,2442023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)100.62022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)108.22022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)99.02022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)116,4642023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)1,291.12023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)3.0%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)96.2%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)37.92023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)18,718.32024
R&D Spending (% of GDP)1.47%2021
Patent Applications, Residents3302021
Patent Applications, Non-Residents6,5222021
Scientific Journal Articles9,2142022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$840.0M2024
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)6.2%2024
Industrial Design Applications, Resident3202021
Researchers in R&D (per million)5,0952021

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried15.0M2023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)767.82023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)3.4M2022
Railways, Passengers (million km)8022020
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)4,4442021
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.602022
Electricity from Oil (%)0.0%2023
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)45.5%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)67.1%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)85.0%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)98.8%2017
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)10.92023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.052020

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption2.082023
Government Effectiveness1.532023
Regulatory Quality1.912023
Voice & Accountability1.692023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)98.6%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)92.5%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)95.8%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)96.2%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.2%2024
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.3%2020
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)1.52022

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.782020
Human Capital Index, Female0.792020
Human Capital Index, Male0.762020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School11.4 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals996,0002020
International Tourism, Departures511,0002020
Tourism Receipts (USD)$10.96B2018
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$4.60B2018
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)18.8%2018

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City1.7M2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)32.1%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.0%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)1.4%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)88.8%2024