New Zealand Government Debt: % of GDP
2006 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Government Debt: % of GDP
- New Zealand Government debt accounted for 44.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 41.9 % in the previous quarter.
- New Zealand government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2006 to Sep 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 44.3 % in Sep 2024 and a record low of 16.6 % in Jun 2008.
CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Treasury provides Government Debt in local currency. Statistics New Zealand provides Nominal GDP in local currency.
Related information about New Zealand Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, New Zealand National Government Debt reached 118.8 USD bn in Sep 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 62.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View New Zealand's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2006 to Sep 2024 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Government Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2024?
New Zealand Government debt accounted for 44.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 41.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44.3 Sep 2024 | 41.9 Jun 2024 | 16.6 Jun 2008 | 44.3 Sep 2024 | % | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 52.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 48.9 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Argentina (%) | 80.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 48.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 38.0 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Austria (%) | 83.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 90.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 26.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 106.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Mar 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 19.1 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 17.3 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 76.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 22.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 25.3 2022 | yearly | 2013 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 69.4 2024 | yearly | 1962 - 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 44.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| China (%) | 25.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 62.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 59.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | 69.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 43.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 33.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 67.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 24.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 81.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 81.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| France (%) | 110.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 37.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 62.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 158.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 49.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 76.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| India (%) | 58.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Indonesia (%) | 38.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 7.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 42.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 60.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 138.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 217.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 91.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 21.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 67.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 45.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 41.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 46.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 38.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 26.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 50.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 65.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 45.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 77.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 47.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 34.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
| Montenegro (%) | 59.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 71.5 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 39.9 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (%) | 43.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 44.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 53.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 44.5 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | 37.5 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 65.2 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 116.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 61.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 36.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 32.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 60.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 52.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 95.3 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 53.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Sep 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 14.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 28.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 47.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 173.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 60.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 66.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 75.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 104.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 96.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Sweden (%) | 32.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 23.3 2028 | yearly | 1990 - 2028 |
| Taiwan (%) | 29.0 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 55.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2024 |
| Tunisia (%) | 83.0 2023 | yearly | 2016 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 25.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2024 |
| Ukraine (%) | 79.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 5,246.112 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 80,859.209 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 30.2 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 118,791.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 44.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NZD bn) | 194.423 2029 | yearly | 1985 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NZD bn) | 236.804 2029 | yearly | 1985 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NZD bn) | 195.599 2029 | yearly | 1985 - 2029 |
| General Government: ytd: Expenses (NZD mn) | 45,813.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| General Government: ytd: Revenue (NZD mn) | 41,681.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| General Government: ytd: Borrowings (NZD mn) | 256,738.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.471 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 125.7 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,930.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 17.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Dec 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 796,821.124 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 133,163.766 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 279,372.038 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,805.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Dec 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,071,353.476 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 469,470.056 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 485.765 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 454.674 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 946.408 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 803.342 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Dec 2024 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,429.000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2024 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 71.315 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 274.759 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 697.863 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,285.287 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 519.645 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 809.309 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 845.103 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 268.276 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 204.004 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,924.619 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: Australia: sa (NZD mn) | 805.745 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China: sa (NZD mn) | 1,862.996 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 130.280 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 136.389 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.5 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 89.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 68,228.670 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 240,664.374 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 18,690.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 6.453 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.0 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 263,751.231 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 343,884.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 228.714 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 405.766 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 214,973.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 321,542.802 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.23 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.01 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2024 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 430,065.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 121,924.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 614,519.000 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2024 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 39,156.764 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 25,821.133 Dec 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -7.4 May 2023 | monthly | Aug 2003 - May 2023 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting (%) | 47.600 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Dec 2024 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting Higher (%) | -43.400 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Dec 2024 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 45.100 Dec 2024 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 64.300 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 51.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 54.400 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 51.500 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 66.700 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
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