New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales Growth
1976 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales Growth
- New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales dropped 13.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with a decrease of 9.5 % in the previous year.
- New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales Growth rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1976 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 2.4 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 51.8 % in Dec 1981 and a record low of -28.0 % in Dec 2009.
- Car Sales of New Zealand recorded 129,028.0 units in Dec 2024.
CEIC calculates annual Motor Vehicles Sales Growth from monthly Motor Vehicles Sales. The Motor Industry Association Incorporated provides monthly Motor Vehicles Sales.
View New Zealand's Motor Vehicles Sales Growth from 1976 to 2024 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Motor Vehicles Sales Growth in 2024?
New Zealand Motor Vehicles Sales dropped 13.5 % in Dec 2024, compared with a decrease of 9.5 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -13.5 2024 | -9.5 2023 | -28.0 2009 | 51.8 1981 | % | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 38.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Algeria (%) | -1.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 3.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -32.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Australia (%) | 0.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Austria (%) | 6.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 67.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bahrain (%) | -16.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Belarus (%) | 20.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Belgium (%) | -5.6 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | -12.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -52.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) | -87.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Brazil (%) | -0.4 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| Brunei (%) | 20.1 Nov 2020 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Nov 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 17.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 12.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Canada (%) | -6.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1947 - Nov 2025 |
| Chile (%) | -3.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2015 - Jan 2026 |
| China (%) | -6.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 20.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 12.5 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | -3.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 10.2 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Denmark (%) | 1.3 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | -24.4 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 12.6 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 18.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Finland (%) | -14.5 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| France (%) | -2.4 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | -3.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) | -0.4 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | -19.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Greece (%) | 2.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | -12.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Hungary (%) | 12.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | -34.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| India (%) | 2.8 Mar 2022 | monthly | May 2002 - Mar 2022 |
| Indonesia (%) | 17.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (%) | -31.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Ireland (%) | 0.8 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Israel (%) | -0.3 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | -0.3 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 15.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Japan (%) | -2.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (%) | 3.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 0.7 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | -23.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| South Korea (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | -0.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -35.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) | 16.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Latvia (%) | 0.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lebanon (%) | -33.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 30.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 5.9 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Malawi (%) | 1.6 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (%) | 10.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (%) | -6.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mauritius (%) | 3.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mexico (%) | 3.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 7.7 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Mongolia (%) | -41.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Morocco (%) | 9.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Myanmar (%) | 43.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Nepal (%) | 3.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 16.5 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | -13.5 2024 | yearly | 1976 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | -42.4 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Norway (%) | 0.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Oman (%) | -0.2 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Pakistan (%) | 34.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jul 2006 - Oct 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -25.3 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Panama (%) | 22.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -15.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Peru (%) | -11.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 2.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 12.5 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 4.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.1 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | -16.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Jan 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 6.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 4.5 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Singapore (%) | 14.9 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Dec 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 4.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | -14.9 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 7.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Spain (%) | 8.1 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -27.0 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Sudan (%) | -13.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Sweden (%) | -8.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | -4.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Syria (%) | 62.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 5.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 0.8 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
| Thailand (%) | 39.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | -5.3 2019 | yearly | 2006 - 2019 |
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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 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.751 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 30.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,950.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 14.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Dec 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) | 4,043.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 4.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Nov 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) | 498.558 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 383.863 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 963.110 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 980.153 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Import Volume Index (Jun2002=1000) | 2,795.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 998.379 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 295.561 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 649.287 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 253.182 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,920.095 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia: sa (NZD mn) | 959.987 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China: sa (NZD mn) | 1,664.265 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 322.580 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 746.365 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 476.594 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,784.116 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 54.105 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| 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 |
| 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 (%) | 90.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 77,498.557 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 257,754.940 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 24,635.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 5.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 283,628.845 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 368,484.6 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.2 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| 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) | 233,196.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 346,330.721 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.74 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 447,880.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 134,663.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 640,286.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 48,653.947 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 33,321.690 Dec 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Dec 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: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 63.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 64.100 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 61.700 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) | 74.100 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 55.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Dec 2025 |
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