ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

New Zealand

East Asia & Pacific. High income. Capital: Wellington. Population 5,324,700 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
33,030 41,265 49,500 1995 2025 48,233
GDP growth (%)
−0.9 2.2 5.3 1995 2025 0.5
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
0.0 3.5 7.0 1995 2025 2.8
Life expectancy at birth (years)
76.8 79.5 82.1 1995 2024 82.0

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 48,233 2025 +1,906 +3,136 44 of 199
GDP growth% 0.5% 2025 +0.7 pp −3.3 pp 188 of 209
GDP per person growth% −0.2% 2025 +2.1 pp −1.8 pp 179 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 46,630 2025 +4,750 +5,970 30 of 201
Trade% of GDP 50.7% 2024 −3.8 pp −4.5 pp 142 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.3% 2025 −1.0 pp +1.3 pp 131 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 52.0% 2024 +19.2 pp +8.1 pp 26 of 48

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 2.8% 2025 +1.1 pp +2.5 pp 97 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 5.1% 2025 +0.5 pp −0.3 pp 96 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 5,324,700 2025 +252,300 +715,300 124 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.7% 2025 −1.4 pp −1.4 pp 125 of 217
Urban population% of total 84.0% 2025 +0.2 pp −1.2 pp 48 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 82.0 2024 0.0 +0.6 35 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 4.0 2024 −0.4 −0.8 159 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 10.1% 2024 +1.4 pp +1.1 pp 28 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.2% 2023 0.0 pp −0.7 pp 47 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 93.5% 2024 +3.7 pp +9.5 pp 37 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 66 of 215

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 28.9% 2021 −1.2 pp −1.4 pp 82 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 47,379 +0.5 49,305 13,961 1,595 +0.7% 98% 101%
GDP growth 2.5% −1.2 2.2% 3.6% 1.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.9% −0.5 1.7% 3.4% 2.1 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 43,681 +0.8 37,020 7,690 3,910 +1.4% 129% 149%
Trade 52.2% −0.4 100.6% 98.8% 3.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 1.5% −0.2 2.1% 2.1% 1.1 – – –
Central government debt 43.7% +1.2 68.4% 52.0% 6.7 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.7% 0.0 2.3% 2.1% 2.2 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.4% +1.0 5.1% 3.0% 0.7 – – –
Population 4,973,670 +1.6 2,930,494 1,418,517 215,008 +1.5% 182% 175%
Population growth 1.6% −1.1 0.4% 0.6% 0.8 – – –
Urban population 84.1% −0.2 81.3% 65.4% 0.5 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 81.9 +0.6 81.3 73.0 0.3 – – –
Infant mortality 4.4 −2.0 3.6 13.9 0.2 – – –
Health spending 9.2% +1.3 8.0% 5.9% 0.7 – – –
Government spending on education 5.5% −1.0 4.5% 4.2% 0.3 – – –
Internet users 89.2% +1.3 93.5% 84.6% 3.3 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Renewable energy 29.0% −0.1 11.4% 11.4% 0.7 – – –

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