In a survey conducted in New Zealand in June 2022, around ** percent of respondents who indicated feeling less wealthy than they did 12 months prior to the survey said it was due to the cost of living and inflation. Around ***** percent of respondents reported that their investments and shares had fallen.

Key information about New Zealand Household Income per Capita

• New Zealand Annual Household Income per Capita reached 30,529.095 USD in Jun 2024, compared with the previous value of 28,969.713 USD in Jun 2023.
• New Zealand Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Jun 2007 to Jun 2024, with an averaged value of 24,380.121 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 30,529.095 USD in Jun 2024 and a record low of 16,283.555 USD in Jun 2009.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of New Zealand grew 0.362 % YoY in Dec 2024.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from Average Household Income, Number of Households and Total Population and converts it into USD. Stats NZ provides Average Household Income in local currency, Number of Households and Total Population. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

In a survey conducted in New Zealand in June 2022, around ** percent of respondents indicated feeling less wealthy than they did 12 months prior to the survey. Less than one quarter of respondents reported feeling wealthier than they did 12 months ago.

New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: East Asia & Pacific data was reported at 30.485 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 30.339 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: East Asia & Pacific data is updated yearly, averaging 5.716 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 30.485 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.816 % in 1965. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: East Asia & Pacific data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Europe & Central Asia data was reported at 0.887 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.552 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Europe & Central Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.161 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2016, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.892 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.013 % in 1961. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Europe & Central Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand Median Annual Household Disposable Income data was reported at 86,257.000 NZD in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 81,945.000 NZD for 2023. New Zealand Median Annual Household Disposable Income data is updated yearly, averaging 60,369.000 NZD from Jun 2007 (Median) to 2024, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86,257.000 NZD in 2024 and a record low of 43,113.000 NZD in 2007. New Zealand Median Annual Household Disposable Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Stats NZ. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.H026: Annual Household Income.

New Zealand has *** of the highest house price-to-income ratios in the world; nonetheless, since the first quarter of 2022, the country's house price-to-income ratio started to trend downward. In the fourth quarter of 2024, the ratio was *****, a slight decrease from the same quarter of the previous year. This ratio was calculated by dividing nominal house prices by nominal disposable income per head, and is considered a measure of affordability. Homeownership dream New Zealand has been in what is widely considered a housing bubble. The disproportionately large increases in residential house prices have placed the dream of owning their own home out of reach for many in the country. In 2024, around ** percent of residential properties were sold for over a million New Zealand dollars. The majority of mortgage lending in the country went to owner-occupiers where the property was not their first home, with first-home buyers often struggling to secure a loan. In general, only New Zealand residents and citizens can buy homes in the country to live in, with new regulations tightening investment activity in that market. Rent affordability Due to New Zealand's high property prices, many individuals and families are stuck renting for prolonged periods. However, with rent prices increasing across the country and the share of monthly income spent on rent trending upwards in tandem with a highly competitive rental market, renting is becoming a less appealing prospect for many. The Auckland and Bay of Plenty regions had the highest weekly rent prices across the country as of December 2024, with the Southland region recording the lowest rent prices per week.

New Zealand NZ: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data was reported at 58.851 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 60.715 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 77.136 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 91.535 % in 1961 and a record low of 57.319 % in 2013. New Zealand NZ: Exports: High-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: South Asia data was reported at 1.584 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.554 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: South Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.947 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.311 % in 1960 and a record low of 0.577 % in 1990. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: South Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Sub-Saharan Africa data was reported at 0.411 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.422 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Sub-Saharan Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 0.589 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.399 % in 1977 and a record low of 0.144 % in 1989. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Sub-Saharan Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Outside Region data was reported at 35.438 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 35.782 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Outside Region data is updated yearly, averaging 9.535 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.782 % in 2015 and a record low of 4.956 % in 1965. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Outside Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 1.802 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.665 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 1.057 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2016, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.802 % in 2016 and a record low of 0.060 % in 1968. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Middle East & North Africa data was reported at 0.269 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.250 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Middle East & North Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 0.590 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.867 % in 1976 and a record low of 0.013 % in 1986. New Zealand NZ: Imports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Imports: Middle East & North Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Middle East & North Africa data was reported at 3.227 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.824 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Middle East & North Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 2.128 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.025 % in 1983 and a record low of 0.076 % in 1962. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Middle East & North Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand Weekly Earnings: 20 Days: Lower Quartile: Number Match data was reported at 383.570 NZD in 06 Sep 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 392.790 NZD for 30 Aug 2020. New Zealand Weekly Earnings: 20 Days: Lower Quartile: Number Match data is updated weekly, averaging 270.000 NZD from May 2019 (Median) to 06 Sep 2020, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 439.640 NZD in 05 Jan 2020 and a record low of 118.000 NZD in 26 Apr 2020. New Zealand Weekly Earnings: 20 Days: Lower Quartile: Number Match data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics New Zealand. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.G038: Weekly Earnings.

New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Outside Region data was reported at 39.068 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 37.411 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Outside Region data is updated yearly, averaging 17.609 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 40.853 % in 2013 and a record low of 1.298 % in 1962. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Outside Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank.WDI: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data was reported at 2.003 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.585 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data is updated yearly, averaging 2.539 % from Dec 1961 (Median) to 2016, with 55 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.365 % in 2001 and a record low of 0.225 % in 1964. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Latin America & The Caribbean data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Europe & Central Asia data was reported at 0.907 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.761 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Europe & Central Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 0.403 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.146 % in 1997 and a record low of 0.004 % in 1971. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Europe & Central Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data was reported at 2.517 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.410 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 1.316 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.295 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.158 % in 1974. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: South Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;

New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Sub-Saharan Africa data was reported at 1.393 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.717 % for 2015. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Sub-Saharan Africa data is updated yearly, averaging 0.685 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2016, with 57 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.971 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.260 % in 1969. New Zealand NZ: Exports: Low- and Middle-Income Economies: % of Total Goods Exports: Sub-Saharan Africa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s New Zealand – Table NZ.World Bank: Exports. Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.; ; World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.; Weighted average;