New Zealand Government Debt: % of GDP
2006 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Government Debt: % of GDP
- New Zealand Government debt accounted for 38.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 37.3 % in the previous quarter.
- New Zealand government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2006 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 38.7 % in Mar 2013 and a record low of 16.6 % in Jun 2008.
CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Treasury provides Government Debt in local currency. Statistics New Zealand provides Nominal GDP in local currency.
Related information about New Zealand Government Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, New Zealand National Government Debt reached 99.4 USD bn in Dec 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP reached 62.0 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View New Zealand's Government Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2006 to Dec 2023 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Government Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2023?
New Zealand Government debt accounted for 38.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 37.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.7 Dec 2023 | 37.3 Sep 2023 | 16.6 Jun 2008 | 38.7 Mar 2013 | % | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 61.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Jun 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 62.1 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
| Argentina (%) | 80.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 50.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 41.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
| Austria (%) | 77.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 16.8 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | 93.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 23.6 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 35.9 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2022 |
| Belgium (%) | 108.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 27.2 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 20.7 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Botswana (%) | 17.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 74.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 21.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 33.7 2022 | yearly | 2013 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 67.8 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 39.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| China (%) | 22.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 59.0 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Croatia (%) | 67.8 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 77.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 44.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 29.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 67.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 68.6 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Estonia (%) | 19.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 82.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 75.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| France (%) | 1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 39.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 63.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 70.7 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Greece (%) | 165.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 50.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 69.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 64.8 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| India (%) | 59.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 39.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 8.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 43.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 60.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 137.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 8.6 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (%) | 217.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 89.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 23.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Kenya (%) | 68.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 49.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Sep 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 19.9 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 45.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 39.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Lebanon (%) | 150.6 2020 | yearly | 1998 - 2020 |
| Lithuania (%) | 38.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 25.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 53.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 66.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (%) | 64.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 49.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 69.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 49.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 34.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 59.4 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2021 |
| Montenegro (%) | 59.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Morocco (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Nepal (%) | 27.2 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Netherlands (%) | 46.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 38.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 39.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 44.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Oman (%) | 41.2 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Pakistan (%) | 71.6 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 72.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 56.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Paraguay (%) | 34.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 32.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 60.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 49.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 99.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 15.0 2012 | yearly | 2006 - 2012 |
| Romania (%) | 48.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 14.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 26.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 52.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 170.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 59.5 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 69.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 73.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1960 - Dec 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 107.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 104.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
| Sweden (%) | 30.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 23.1 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
| Taiwan (%) | 29.7 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 36.3 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 54.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Tunisia (%) | 79.7 Dec 2021 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2021 |
| Turkey (%) | 29.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Ukraine (%) | 79.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -0.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -114.714 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 78,682.575 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 31.5 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 99,408.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 38.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NZD bn) | 198.754 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NZD bn) | 240.233 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NZD bn) | 198.840 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
| General Government: ytd: Expenses (NZD mn) | 84,661.000 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| General Government: ytd: Revenue (NZD mn) | 82,119.000 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| General Government: ytd: Borrowings (NZD mn) | 248,109.000 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.748 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -133.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,606.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 16.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Feb 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 899,348.562 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 148,665.511 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 256,958.049 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,739.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 3.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Feb 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 974,970.031 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 727,040.199 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 542.087 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 275.255 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 1,063.182 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 899.642 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Feb 2024 |
| Import Volume Index: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 2,434.000 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.5 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 91.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 70,530.739 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Feb 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 248,361.092 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Feb 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 15,974.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Feb 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 4.716 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Feb 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 271,656.291 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Feb 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 361,531.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 0.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Feb 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 221.186 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2023 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 388.325 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Sep 2023 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 226,676.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 340,916.239 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.59 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Feb 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 138.64 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Dec 2023 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 407,684.000 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 115,776.000 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Feb 2024 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 593,452.000 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Feb 2024 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -7.4 May 2023 | monthly | Aug 2003 - May 2023 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting (%) | 57.800 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting Higher (%) | -51.200 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2024 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 46.400 Mar 2024 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Mar 2024 |
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