New Zealand Household Debt
1990 - 2026 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Household Debt
- New Zealand Household Debt reached 246.1 USD bn in Jan 2026, compared with the reported number of 233.2 USD bn in the previous month
- New Zealand Household Debt: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Dec 1990 to Jan 2026
- The data reached an all-time high of 246.1 USD bn in Jan 2026 and a record low of 12.5 USD bn in Dec 1990
CEIC converts monthly Household Debt into USD. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand provides Household Debt in local currency. Federal Reserve Bank period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household debts includes Housing and Personal Consumer Loans.
Further information about New Zealand Household Debt
- In the latest reports, New Zealand Household Debt accounted for 90.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025
- Money Supply M2 in New Zealand increased 267.2 USD bn YoY in Jan 2026
- New Zealand Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 27.5 USD bn in Jan 2026
- The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 6.8 Months of Import in Jan 2026
- New Zealand Domestic Credit reached 383.0 USD bn in Jan 2026, representing an increased of 4.3 % YoY
View New Zealand's Household Debt from Dec 1990 to Jan 2026 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Household Debt in Jan 2026?
New Zealand Household Debt reached 246.1 USD bn in Jan 2026, compared with the reported number of 233.2 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246,122.8 Jan 2026 | 233,213.3 Dec 2025 | 12,529.4 Dec 1990 | 246,122.8 Jan 2026 | USD mn | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jan 2026 |
Household Debt by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 4,536.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 39,707.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 9,784.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 2,207,212.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 251,207.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 11,244.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 10,604.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Jan 2026 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 433,457.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 5,436.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 8,841.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 4,312.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Brunei (USD mn) | 2,333.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 32,735.2 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) | 13,002.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 2008 - Nov 2025 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 2,350,511.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 147,709.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| China (USD mn) | 12,045,451.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 91,126.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 35,927.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 25,487.3 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 135,499.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 364,979.7 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 23,795.2 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 30,186.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 19,409.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 8,189,214.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 211,788.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| France (USD mn) | 2,062,647.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1977 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 13,681.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 2,543,326.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 133,470.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 374,797.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 57,304.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 28,430.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| India (USD mn) | 681,520.2 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 213,401.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 184,374.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 275,325.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 1,232,192.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 2,713,425.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 42,992.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 55,606.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 1,776,837.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 3,339.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 1,669.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 2,690.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 11,365.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 29,068.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 64,052.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) | 38,606.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1984 - Sep 2025 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 5,396.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 17.7 Dec 2011 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 363,620.1 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 11,982.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 327,322.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) | 7,371.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 2,864.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 40,199.0 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 1,329,250.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 246,122.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jan 2026 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 489,869.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 34,175.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 54,649.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 60,938.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 237,346.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 198,211.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 66,444.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 532,434.7 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 136,325.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 19,435.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 322,366.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 71,555.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 22,421.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 178,873.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 907,978.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 6,750.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 596,656.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 1,159,621.7 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Syria (USD mn) | 8,543.6 Dec 2011 | monthly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2011 |
| Taiwan, China (USD mn) | 723,609.9 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 502,273.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 14.4 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2021 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 131,353.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Jan 2026 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 8,620.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) | 149,138.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 3,161,436.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Sep 2025 |
| United States (USD mn) | 18,775,700.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 6,856.5 May 2022 | monthly | Jun 2005 - May 2022 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 27.5 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 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 (%) | 48.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 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 |
| General Government: ytd: Borrowings: Gross Sovereign Issued Debt Excluding Reser... (NZD mn) | 219,606.789 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government: ytd: Expenses (NZD mn) | 87,970.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government: ytd: Revenue (NZD mn) | 82,650.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.751 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -303.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,634.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 2.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Jan 2026 |
| 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) | 3,937.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 1.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Jan 2026 |
| 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) | 429.198 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 341.412 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 948.267 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,035.326 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Jan 2026 |
| Import Volume Index (Jun2002=1000) | 2,795.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 802.114 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 733.546 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 169.611 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 288.149 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,577.085 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: Australia: sa (NZD mn) | 939.332 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: China: sa (NZD mn) | 1,620.692 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 470.132 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 246.084 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 39.948 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,150.584 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 292.372 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,476.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| 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 Value Index (2015=100) | 136.389 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 130.280 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 (%) | 90.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 78,697.786 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 267,163.748 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 27,531.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 292,971.169 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 383,024.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 238.472 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 423.842 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 246,122.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 365,576.199 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.86 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 441,739.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 130,122.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 633,307.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 51,186.566 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 33,411.681 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| 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 (%) | 79.100 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting Higher (%) | -27.500 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 64.100 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 63.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 61.300 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 76.900 Feb 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 61.700 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 53.900 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Jan 2026 |
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