Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 54.7 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -4.0 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $259.5 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- -3.0 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 30–60% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +20.5 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 52.0 % (2024)
- ISO code
- NZL
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $259.5 bn |
| 2024 | $259.1 bn |
| 2023 | $253.7 bn |
| 2022 | $245.1 bn |
| 2021 | $249.5 bn |
| 2020 | $210.8 bn |
| 2019 | $210.8 bn |
| 2018 | $209.4 bn |
| 2017 | $203.5 bn |
| 2016 | $186.0 bn |
| 2015 | $176.1 bn |
| 2014 | $200.1 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.0 % |
| 2024 | -4.9 % |
| 2023 | -6.0 % |
| 2022 | -8.9 % |
| 2021 | -6.0 % |
| 2020 | -1.4 % |
| 2019 | -3.0 % |
| 2018 | -4.4 % |
| 2017 | -3.1 % |
| 2016 | -2.1 % |
| 2015 | -3.2 % |
| 2014 | -3.3 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 54.7 % |
| 2024 | 51.4 % |
| 2023 | 47.3 % |
| 2022 | 46.9 % |
| 2021 | 47.6 % |
| 2020 | 43.2 % |
| 2019 | 31.8 % |
| 2018 | 28.1 % |
| 2017 | 31.1 % |
| 2016 | 33.4 % |
| 2015 | 34.2 % |
| 2014 | 34.2 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.0 % |
| 2024 | -3.2 % |
| 2023 | -3.2 % |
| 2022 | -4.0 % |
| 2021 | -3.4 % |
| 2020 | -4.2 % |
| 2019 | -2.4 % |
| 2018 | 1.3 % |
| 2017 | 1.4 % |
| 2016 | 1.0 % |
| 2015 | 0.4 % |
| 2014 | -0.3 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.0 |
| 2023 | 49.9 |
| 2022 | 53.9 |
| 2021 | 51.4 |
| 2020 | 45.7 |
| 2019 | 32.8 |
| 2018 | 36.7 |
| 2017 | 38.7 |
| 2016 | 41.4 |
| 2015 | 42.9 |
| 2014 | 43.9 |
| 2013 | 46.4 |