New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales Growth
1976 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales Growth
- New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales dropped 13.6 % in Dec 2024, compared with a decrease of 9.5 % in the previous year.
- New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales Growth rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1976 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 1.5 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 51.8 % in Dec 1981 and a record low of -28.0 % in Dec 2009.
- Car Sales of New Zealand recorded 129,028.0 units in Dec 2024.
CEIC calculates annual Motor Vehicles Sales Growth from monthly Motor Vehicles Sales. The Motor Industry Association Incorporated provides monthly Motor Vehicles Sales.
View New Zealand's Motor Vehicles Sales Growth from 1976 to 2024 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Motor Vehicles Sales Growth in 2024?
New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales dropped 13.6 % in Dec 2024, compared with a decrease of 9.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -13.6 2024 | -9.5 2023 | -28.0 2009 | 51.8 1981 | % | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 38.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Algeria (%) | -1.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 113.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -32.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Australia (%) | -3.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 14.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 67.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bahrain (%) | -16.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Belarus (%) | 20.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Belgium (%) | -6.9 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | -12.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -52.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | -87.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 20.1 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 8.8 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Cambodia (%) | 12.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Canada (%) | 11.3 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1947 - Nov 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 3.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 10.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 24.8 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 31.2 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Cyprus (%) | -3.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 10.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 12.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | -1.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | -50.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Estonia (%) | 18.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Finland (%) | 6.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| France (%) | -9.9 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | -3.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) | -0.3 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Ghana (%) | -19.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Greece (%) | 25.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | -12.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Hungary (%) | 0.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | -34.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| India (%) | 2.8 Mar 2022 | monthly | May 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Indonesia (%) | -11.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Iran (%) | -31.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Ireland (%) | 17.4 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 24.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 19.2 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 15.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Japan (%) | 12.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 3.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | -23.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| South Korea (%) | -9.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 17.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -35.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) | 16.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Latvia (%) | 0.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lebanon (%) | -33.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 30.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 5.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Malawi (%) | 1.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 4.2 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Malta (%) | -6.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mauritius (%) | 3.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mexico (%) | 5.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 7.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mongolia (%) | -41.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Morocco (%) | 0.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 43.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Nepal (%) | 3.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | -13.6 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | -42.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Norway (%) | -21.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | -0.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Pakistan (%) | 66.1 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -25.3 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Panama (%) | 7.5 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | -15.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Peru (%) | 1.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 7.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 11.4 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 16.4 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 13.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 39.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 23.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Singapore (%) | 44.7 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 13.1 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | -14.9 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 10.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 17.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -27.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Sudan (%) | -13.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Sweden (%) | 3.6 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 12.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Syria (%) | 62.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Taiwan (%) | -25.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 0.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Thailand (%) | -12.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Jan 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | -5.3 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
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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) | -151.235 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 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) | 111,415.6 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 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 |
| 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: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 697.863 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: 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: China (NZD mn) | 1,924.619 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 204.004 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 268.276 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: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 614,519.000 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 |
| 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 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 54.400 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| 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: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 66.700 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 51.500 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2025 |
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