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 (%) | 37.3 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -32.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Australia (%) | -9.6 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 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 (%) | 12.0 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 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 (%) | -5.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2025 |
| China (%) | 34.4 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 2.2 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 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 (%) | 18.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Feb 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 3.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 70.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | -23.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| South Korea (%) | 14.7 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 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 (%) | -27.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 7.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -15.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Peru (%) | 1.9 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 10.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 11.4 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | -9.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 13.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Russia (%) | -5.9 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Feb 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 (%) | 7.3 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 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 (%) | -14.9 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Feb 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) | -273.5 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,486.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 28.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 3,760.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 13.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Jan 2025 |
| 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) | 419.218 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 415.389 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,049.425 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 790.477 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Jan 2025 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,476.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 568.228 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 38.565 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 236.566 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,121.955 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 339.821 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 670.162 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 744.218 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,782.288 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 262.997 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 132.621 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| 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 Volume Index: Exclude Re Export (Jun2002=1000) | 1,471.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1951 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 1,435.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Volume Index: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 2,606.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Volume Index (Jun2002=1000) | 2,725.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Dec 2024 |
| 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) | 67,705.960 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 242,023.033 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.6 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 23,546.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 6.453 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 265,858.106 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.2 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 344,109.9 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.0 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 241.021 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 427.961 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 218,452.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 326,720.523 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.34 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.01 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2024 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 426,999.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 119,453.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 607,110.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 47,313.777 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 33,868.526 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 72.100 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2025 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting Higher (%) | -34.300 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 65.800 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 58.500 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 60.800 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 58.400 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 54.400 Feb 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2025 |
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