New Zealand Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about New Zealand Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• New Zealand Current Account deficit accounted for 4.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 3.4 % deficit in the previous quarter.
• New Zealand Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 1987 to Dec 2025, with an average value of -6.3 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 0.7 % in Sep 2009 and a record low of -9.4 % in Mar 2022.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Stats NZ provides Current Account Balance in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Key information about New Zealand Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of New Zealand, Current Account recorded a deficit of 2.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.4 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 3.8 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 65.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View New Zealand's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Jun 1987 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

What was New Zealand's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

New Zealand Current Account deficit accounted for 4.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 3.4 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-4.1 Dec 2025	-3.4 Sep 2025	-9.4 Mar 2022	0.7 Sep 2009	%	quarterly	Jun 1987 - Dec 2025

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