Key information about New Zealand Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

• New Zealand Private Debt accounted for 136.01 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a ratio of 135.21 % in the previous quarter
• New Zealand Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1988 to Sep 2024, with an average share of 135.21 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 157.39 % in Sep 2009 and a record low of 64.97 % in Mar 1989

CEIC calculates quarterly Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Private Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand provides Private Debt in local currency based on MFSM 2016. Stats NZ provides Nominal GDP in local currency. Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2016 is calculated from Private Debt based on Standard Statistical Return.

The total population of New Zealand was estimated at 5.34 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by 2.23 million people since 1980. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by 460,000 people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

New Zealand: Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 50.42 percent, a decline from 53.49 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 94.91 percent, based on data from 153 countries. Historically, the average for New Zealand from 1970 to 2023 is 55.74 percent. The minimum value, 43.91 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 68.52 percent was recorded in 2000.

Labor force, total in New Zealand was reported at 3124165 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - Labor force, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Wetlands are highly valued and significant ecosystems with a large range of services and functions. To help manage and protect them, it is important to map and monitor their spatial extent and condition. However, wetlands have not yet been comprehensively and reliably mapped at the national level, although elements for mapping national coverage exist in two of our national databases: Waters of National Importance (WONI), and the New Zealand Land Cover Database (LCDB). The extent of freshwater wetlands in WONI was derived by identifying all types of freshwater wetlands, excluding inland saline. The extent of freshwater wetlands in the LCDB was derived by identifying areas with either a wet context, herbaceous freshwater vegetation, or flax. We then combined identified freshwater wetlands from the two databases recognising the superior boundary delineation of LCDB and the superior wetland detection of WONI. The current spatial extent of freshwater wetlands in New Zealand is now calculated at 249,214 ha, or 10.08% of the historical extent, rather than the 7.4% reported by LCDB5 alone. This is at least 5,954 ha less than that in 1996. The revised extent of freshwater wetlands is an improvement over either WONI or LCDB because it now includes a more comprehensive set of wetlands over 0.5 ha in area with well-defined boundaries. However, the revised extent does not include small wetlands less than 0.5 ha in area. While adding little to the total area of wetlands in New Zealand, small wetlands have significant ecological value. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management mandates the national mapping of the small wetlands down to 0.05 ha, but we suggest their ecological value be considered in land use change decisions only, thereby avoiding the excessive cost of mapping many millions of small wetlands.

New Zealand's potential forest composition was predicted from regressions relating the distributions of major canopy tree species to environment. Environmental variables, chosen for their correspondence to major tree physiological processes, included annual and seasonal temperature and solar radiation, soil and atmospheric water deficit, soil leaching, slope, and soil parent material and drainage. Environmental values were estimaged both for a large set of irregularly distributed plots describing forest composition, and points on a 1-km grid across New Zealand. Regressions were fitted to the ploy data species by species, with those for the four Nothofagus species also including terms to correct for the effects of their geographic disjunctions. Predictions of species abundance were then made for the grid data set, and the resulting matrix was classified to derive groups of similar composition. This data is expected to provide a context for both the assessment of the biodiversity value of surviving forest remnants and for the subsequent management and/or restoration of these sites.

In 2023, the crude birth rate in live births per 1,000 inhabitants in New Zealand amounted to 10.86. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 15.55, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

A standardised collection of environmental spatial layers for biodiversity modelling and site characterisation. These spatial layers were published in: McCarthy, J. K., Leathwick, J. R., Roudier, P., Barringer, J. R. F., Etherington, T. R., Morgan, F. J., Odgers, N. P., Price, R. H., Wiser, S. K., Richardson, S. J. (2021) New Zealand Environmental Data Stack (NZEnvDS): A standardised collection of environmental spatial layers for biodiversity modelling and site characterisation. New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 45(2): 3440 https://dx.doi.org/10.20417/nzjecol.45.31 Please cite this paper when using NZEnvDS. These layers can also be downloaded from LRIS: https://lris.scinfo.org.nz/group/nzenvds/data/ Version 1.1 We were advised of a problem with the alignment of the NZTM layers that was caused by an issue with the way the “raster” R-package reprojects spatial layers. This resulted in the NZTM layers being shifted about 200 m south from their intended location. We have corrected this in Version 1.1 of the data by using the replacement for the “raster” R package (“terra”) to perform the reprojections from NZMG to NZTM. The updated scripts used to reproject the layers and updated NZTM layers are included in this version of the data. The NZMG layers are also included, and the scripts used to generate them, but they remain unchanged from Version 1.0.

Gross Fixed Capital Formation in New Zealand increased to 17112 NZD Million in the first quarter of 2025 from 17013 NZD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - New Zealand Gross Fixed Capital Formation - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

New Zealand: Human Development Index (0 - 1): The latest value from 2023 is 0.938 points, a decline from 0.939 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.744 points, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 is 0.885 points. The minimum value, 0.793 points, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 0.939 points was recorded in 2022.

New businesses registered (number) in New Zealand was reported at 54348 number in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - New businesses registered - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Real Broad Effective Exchange Rate for New Zealand (RBNZBIS) from Jan 1994 to Jun 2025 about New Zealand, broad, exchange rate, currency, real, and rate.

This ranking displays the results of the worldwide Made-In-Country Index 2017, a survey conducted to show how positively products "made in..." are perceived in various countries all over the world. During this survey, 78 percent of respondents from the Philippines perceived products made in New Zealand as "slightly positive" or "very positive".

New Zealand: Percent of world GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 0.24 percent, a decline from 0.25 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.54 percent, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for New Zealand from 1980 to 2023 is 0.22 percent. The minimum value, 0.16 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 0.26 percent was recorded in 2017.

Key information about New Zealand Real GDP Growth

• The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in New Zealand expanded 1.8 % YoY in Mar 2023, following a growth of 2.4 % in the previous quarter.
• Real GDP Growth YoY data in New Zealand is updated quarterly, available from Jun 1983 to Mar 2023, with an average rate of 3.1 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 18.8 % in Jun 2021 and a record low of -9.6 % in Jun 2020.

CEIC calculates Real GDP Growth from quarterly Real GDP. Statistics New Zealand provides Real GDP in local currency, at chain linked 2009-2010 prices. Real GDP Growth prior to Q2 1988 is calculated from GDP Volume Index sourced from the International Monetary Fund.


Related information about New Zealand Real GDP Growth

• In the latest reports, Nominal GDP of New Zealand reached 62.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 5.6 % in Mar 2023.
• GDP Per Capita in New Zealand reached 46,936.8 USD in Mar 2023.
• Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 22.8 % in Mar 2023.
• For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 25.4 % in Mar 2023.
• Public Consumption accounted for 20.6 % in Mar 2023.
• Private Consumption accounted for 56.6 % in Mar 2023.

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in New Zealand was reported at 96.2 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. New Zealand - Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The New Zealand 1m DEM Survey Index dataset provides an index to all LiDAR datasets that make up the national New Zealand LiDAR 1m DEM, an amalgamation of the most current LiDAR surveys. It is current as at the most recent published date found in the History tab.

The DEM is available as layer: New Zealand LiDAR 1m DEM

Each record in the dataset provides both a geometry of the extent of the elevation survey, name of the survey, capture dates, as well as other useful metadata attributes linking this layer with the data on the NZ Elevation public S3 bucket. The extents are derived from the maximum extent of each DEM dataset coverage.

Data management and distribution is by Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Management of this layer is ongoing and it will be updated with newer data as it becomes available.

The New Zealand 1m DEM data is also available on: • Basemaps as a Terrain-RGB service.

• NZ Elevation - Registry of Open Data on AWS, specifically at s3://nz-elevation/new-zealand/new-zealand/dem_1m/2193/. This is the data source and at this location it is LERC compressed and made available as Cloud Optimised GeoTIFFs.

Additional metadata from the S3 source: • STAC Collection

• Capture Dates

• Capture Area

Please note that this dataset is manually imported into the LINZ Data Service after the S3 source is updated and while LINZ will endeavour to keep it up-to-date, it may not reflect the most recently published data in S3. Check the History tab to determine the most recent LINZ Data Service publish date. S3 source update dates are provided in the STAC Collection metadata file.

For details see: https://www.linz.govt.nz/data/licensing-and-using-data/attributing-elevation-or-aerial-imagery-data"

Sri Lanka Exports to New Zealand was US$29.36 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sri Lanka Exports to New Zealand - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for U.S. Dollars to New Zealand Dollar Spot Exchange Rate (DEXUSNZ) from 1971-01-04 to 2025-07-25 about New Zealand, exchange rate, currency, rate, and USA.

In the 2022 financial year, the average monthly mobile data usage in New Zealand amounted to **** gigabytes. This value has increased considerably over the past decade, as mobile internet has become more accessible to consumers in the country.