New Zealand

Economy

• GDP

  : 264.1 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 49591 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 0.5 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 305.4 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 57350 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.89 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 2.8 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 5.1 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 14.4 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 24.7 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 26.0 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -3.3 B$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -3.6 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 28.2 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.4 % (2025)

• Agriculture

  : 4.0 % (2023)

• Industry

  : 19.4 % (2023)

• Services

  : 68.2 % (2023)

• Remittances received

  : 0.2 % (2022)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 5.3 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.7 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : 17 403 (2025)

• Population density

  : 19.7 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 82.0 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 1.57 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 11.0 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.13 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 84.0 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 16.0 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 3.1 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 0.4 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 54.2 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 50.3 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 2 063 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 5.2 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 10.1 % (2024)

• Internet users

  : 93.5 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 130.1 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• PISA score — mathematics

  : 479.1 (2022)

• PISA score — reading literacy

  : 500.9 (2022)

• PISA score — science

  : 504.1 (2022)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 12.9 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 519.7 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 96.5 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 82.4 % (2025)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 10 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 1.2 % (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 6.01 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 7.63 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 28.9 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 81.4 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 3 557 (2024)

• Forest area

  : 37.8 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 67.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 48.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 9.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 1.1 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 8.9 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 54.9 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.8 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 9.7 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 7.51 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 39.2 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 7.00 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 39 723 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 59.2 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 9 893 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 89.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 89.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 4.70 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 7.00 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 10.3 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 27.6 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 35.0 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 6.7 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 9.3 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 89.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 0.1 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 3.61 (2022)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.51 (2023)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 10.3 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 35.5 % (2022)

• Fiscal balance

  : -2.3 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 46.4 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.6 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 1.93 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 1.85 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 1.46 (2022)

• Political stability

  : 1.15 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 1.67 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : 1.84 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 1.69 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 3.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 23.4 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 16.0 (2024)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 160.5 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 0.5 % (2015)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 3.6 B$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 57.0 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 18.9 % (2024)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 7.00 (2025)