New Zealand External Debt: % of GDP
1993 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand External Debt: % of GDP
- New Zealand External Debt accounted for 94.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 86.3 % in the previous year.
- New Zealand External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1993 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 123.3 % in Dec 2008 and a record low of 76.9 % in Dec 1994.
CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Stats NZ provides External Debt in local currency based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. External Debt as % of Nominal GDP prior to 2000 is calculated from External Debt based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993.
Related information about New Zealand External Debt: % 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 1.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- New Zealand Direct Investment Abroad fell by 1.9 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 8.0 USD bn in Jun 2025.
- The country's External Debt reached 256,105.2 in Jun 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 65.7 USD bn in Jun 2025.
View New Zealand's External Debt: % of GDP from 1993 to 2024 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?
New Zealand External Debt accounted for 94.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 86.3 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94.7 2024 | 86.3 2023 | 76.9 1994 | 123.3 2008 | % | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 40.5 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.1 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 43.5 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 62.9 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 113.4 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 154.5 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 46.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 242.6 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 33.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 17.0 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.8 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.7 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 47.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 45.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 146.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 74.2 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| China (%) | 12.9 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 51.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 74.3 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 698.3 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 65.4 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 142.2 2024 | yearly | 2005 - 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 47.8 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.5 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 97.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 109.7 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 203.5 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| France (%) | 250.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 73.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 147.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 34.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 243.2 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 467.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 142.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 71.9 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 19.1 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 30.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 544.0 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 27.2 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 120.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 34.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | 112.7 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 59.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 35.9 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 41.5 2024 | yearly | 2014 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 70.8 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 109.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 17.4 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 77.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,148.6 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 79.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 69.9 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 836.7 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,221.8 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 32.2 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 56.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 157.9 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 112.7 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.8 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 49.2 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 2018 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 349.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 94.7 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 18.6 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 155.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 33.1 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 15.3 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 169.8 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 58.8 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 36.7 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 29.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 51.8 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 144.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 57.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 13.3 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 60.5 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 407.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 100.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 87.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 42.0 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 162.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 169.1 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 233.9 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Taiwan (%) | 27.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 35.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 83.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 38.2 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 5,756.479 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 79,994.882 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 123,654.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 46.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NZD bn) | 204.048 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NZD bn) | 292.813 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NZD bn) | 204.003 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.135 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -888.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,745.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 15.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Oct 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 748,011.388 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 141,065.733 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 300,779.899 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 4,634.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 10.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Oct 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,026,250.125 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 436,775.230 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 424.864 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 491.326 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,014.334 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 968.120 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Oct 2025 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,476.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 236.566 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: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 568.228 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: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 38.565 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,782.288 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 (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: Japan (NZD mn) | 262.997 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 (Jun2002=1000) | 2,725.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Volume Index: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 2,606.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - 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 (%) | 90.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 74,882.144 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 253,363.187 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 5.6 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 24,143.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.190 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 278,925.532 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 5.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 362,880.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Oct 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 220.590 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Mar 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 391.007 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Mar 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 229,520.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 342,410.674 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.06 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 135.36 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Jun 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 442,324.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 130,730.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 633,520.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 29,384.239 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 48,049.690 Oct 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Oct 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 10.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| 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: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 84.100 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 63.300 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 67.100 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 63.200 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Nov 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 74.500 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Nov 2025 |
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