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New Zealand

East Asia & Pacific · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP■ 0.0%
Current prices2025
259USD bn
GDP per capita▼ 0.6%
Current prices2025
48,621USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.5 pp
Annual change2025
0.2%
Inflation▼ 0.1 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.8%
Unemployment▲ 0.5 pp
Rate2025
5.3%
Government debt▲ 3.3 pp
General government, gross2025
54.7% of GDP
Current account▲ 1.0 pp
Balance2025
-3.7% of GDP
Population▲ 0.6%
Total2025
5.32million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.20.05.51995: 4.9%1996: 4.1%1997: 2.4%1998: 0.4%1999: 4.5%2000: 4.2%2001: 2.5%2002: 4.7%2003: 4.4%2004: 4.8%2005: 3.2%2006: 2.8%2007: 3.5%2008: -0.2%2009: -1.1%2010: 1.7%2011: 1.7%2012: 2.5%2013: 2.1%2014: 3.8%2015: 3.6%2016: 4.0%2017: 3.3%2018: 3.3%2019: 3.0%2020: -1.2%2021: 5.5%2022: 2.6%2023: 2.2%2024: -0.3%2025: 0.2%2026: 2.1% (IMF projection)2027: 2.4% (IMF projection)2028: 2.4% (IMF projection)2029: 2.3% (IMF projection)2030: 2.2% (IMF projection)2031: 2.2% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-0.10.07.21995: 3.8%1996: 2.3%1997: 1.2%1998: 1.3%1999: -0.1%2000: 2.6%2001: 2.6%2002: 2.7%2003: 1.8%2004: 2.3%2005: 3.0%2006: 3.4%2007: 2.4%2008: 4.0%2009: 2.1%2010: 2.3%2011: 4.0%2012: 1.1%2013: 1.1%2014: 1.2%2015: 0.3%2016: 0.6%2017: 1.9%2018: 1.6%2019: 1.6%2020: 1.7%2021: 3.9%2022: 7.2%2023: 5.7%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.8%2026: 3.1% (IMF projection)2027: 2.3% (IMF projection)2028: 2.1% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %5.52.62.2-0.30.22.12.42.42.32.2
Inflation, average consumer prices %3.97.25.72.92.83.12.32.12.02.0
Unemployment rate %3.83.33.84.85.35.45.04.64.44.4
GDP, current prices USD bn250245254259259279290302314327
GDP per capita, current prices USD49,11648,16548,78748,92948,62152,02353,90055,69057,63159,607
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD47,68652,35454,31254,54955,84058,30860,63862,70964,89667,126
General government gross debt % of GDP47.546.947.351.454.756.757.857.857.155.5
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-3.3-4.0-3.2-3.2-3.9-3.9-3.1-2.1-1.3-0.9
Current account balance % of GDP-5.8-9.0-6.3-4.7-3.7-4.0-3.8-3.6-3.3-3.1
Population million5.085.095.205.295.325.365.395.425.455.49

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.057.82000: 30%2001: 28%2002: 26%2003: 25%2004: 23%2005: 21%2006: 18%2007: 16%2008: 19%2009: 24%2010: 30%2011: 35%2012: 36%2013: 35%2014: 34%2015: 34%2016: 33%2017: 31%2018: 28%2019: 32%2020: 43%2021: 48%2022: 47%2023: 47%2024: 51%2025: 55%2026: 57% (IMF projection)2027: 58% (IMF projection)2028: 58% (IMF projection)2029: 57% (IMF projection)2030: 55% (IMF projection)2031: 55% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-9.00.02000: -3.3%2001: -0.8%2002: -2.1%2003: -2.5%2004: -4.6%2005: -7.1%2006: -7.2%2007: -6.9%2008: -7.7%2009: -2.2%2010: -2.3%2011: -2.8%2012: -3.9%2013: -3.2%2014: -3.1%2015: -2.8%2016: -2.1%2017: -2.9%2018: -4.3%2019: -2.9%2020: -1.0%2021: -5.8%2022: -9.0%2023: -6.3%2024: -4.7%2025: -3.7%2026: -4.0% (IMF projection)2027: -3.8% (IMF projection)2028: -3.6% (IMF projection)2029: -3.3% (IMF projection)2030: -3.1% (IMF projection)2031: -2.9% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19956.525.717.760.4
20054.523.914.564.3
20154.521.211.365.9
20234.019.48.368.2

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method46,630USD2025+14.7%
GNI, Atlas method248USD bn2025+32.5%
Exports of goods and services24.7% of GDP2024-3.3 pp
Imports of goods and services26.0% of GDP2024-1.2 pp
Life expectancy at birth82.0years2024+0.7%
Urban population84.0% of total2025-1.2 pp

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Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)