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New Zealand

76 series · 1800–2025 · High income · East Asia & Pacific

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National accounts

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Nominal GDPMillions of local currencynGDP1859–2025439,450 (2025)
Nominal GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsnGDP_USD1859–2025255,518 (2025)
Real GDPMillions of local currencyrGDP1859–2025319,775 (2025)
Real GDP per capitaConstant local currency per personrGDP_pc1859–202559,956 (2025)
Real GDP (USD)Millions of US dollarsrGDP_USD1859–2025222,637 (2025)
DeflatorIndex, 2015 = 100deflator1859–2025137.4 (2025)
Real GDP per capita (USD)US dollars per personrGDP_pc_USD1859–202541,743 (2025)

Consumption and investment

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Total consumptionMillions of local currencycons1950–2025348,500 (2025)
Total consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcons_GDP1950–202579.3 (2025)
Total consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarscons_USD1950–2025202,635 (2025)
Household consumptionMillions of local currencyhcons1950–2024243,617 (2024)
Household consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPhcons_GDP1950–202457.9 (2024)
Household consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarshcons_USD1950–2024147,426 (2024)
Government consumptionMillions of local currencygcons1950–202594,933 (2025)
Government consumption (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgcons_GDP1950–202521.6 (2025)
Government consumption (USD)Millions of US dollarsgcons_USD1950–202555,199 (2025)
Gross capital formationMillions of local currencyinv1943–202598,208 (2025)
Gross capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPinv_GDP1943–202522.3 (2025)
Gross capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsinv_USD1943–202557,103 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formationMillions of local currencyfinv1943–2025101,786 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP)Percent of GDPfinv_GDP1943–202523.2 (2025)
Gross fixed capital formation (USD)Millions of US dollarsfinv_USD1943–202559,183 (2025)

External sector

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
ExportsMillions of local currencyexports1826–2025115,597 (2025)
Exports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPexports_GDP1859–202526.3 (2025)
Exports (USD)Millions of US dollarsexports_USD1826–202567,214 (2025)
ImportsMillions of local currencyimports1841–2025117,620 (2025)
Imports (% of GDP)Percent of GDPimports_GDP1859–202526.8 (2025)
Imports (USD)Millions of US dollarsimports_USD1841–202568,390 (2025)
Current accountMillions of local currencyCA1951–2025-15,905 (2025)
Current account (% of GDP)Percent of GDPCA_GDP1951–2025-3.62 (2025)
USD exchange rateLocal currency per US dollarUSDfx1800–20251.72 (2025)
Real effective exchange rateIndex, 2015 = 100REER1960–202596.4 (2025)
Current account (USD)Millions of US dollarsCA_USD1951–2025-9,248 (2025)

Government finances

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Government expenditureMillions of local currencygovexp1876–2025188,693 (2025)
General government expenditureMillions of local currencygen_govexp1876–2025188,693 (2025)
General government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govexp_GDP1876–202542.9 (2025)
Central government expenditureMillions of local currencycgovexp1931–2025144,140 (2025)
Central government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovexp_GDP1931–202532.8 (2025)
Government revenueMillions of local currencygovrev1876–2025172,757 (2025)
General government revenueMillions of local currencygen_govrev1876–2025172,757 (2025)
Central government revenueMillions of local currencycgovrev1931–2025135,443 (2025)
General government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govrev_GDP1876–202539.3 (2025)
Central government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovrev_GDP1931–202530.8 (2025)
Government tax revenueMillions of local currencygovtax1931–2025137,637 (2025)
General government tax revenueMillions of local currencygen_govtax2009–2025137,637 (2025)
Central government tax revenueMillions of local currencycgovtax1931–2025122,113 (2025)
General government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govtax_GDP2009–202531.3 (2025)
Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovtax_GDP1931–202527.8 (2025)
Government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdef_GDP1913–2025-3.86 (2025)
General government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdef_GDP1913–2025-3.86 (2025)
General government deficitMillions of local currencygen_govdef1913–2025-16,962 (2025)
Central government deficit (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdef_GDP1931–2025-3.20 (2025)
Central government deficitMillions of local currencycgovdef1931–2025-14,080 (2025)
Government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovdebt_GDP1860–202554.7 (2025)
General government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgen_govdebt_GDP1860–202554.7 (2025)
General government debtMillions of local currencygen_govdebt1860–2025240,490 (2025)
Central government debt (% of GDP)Percent of GDPcgovdebt_GDP1950–202550.3 (2025)
Central government debtMillions of local currencycgovdebt1950–2025221,017 (2025)
Government debtMillions of local currencygovdebt1860–2025240,490 (2025)
Government deficitMillions of local currencygovdef1913–2025-16,962 (2025)
Government expenditure (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovexp_GDP1876–202542.9 (2025)
Government revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovrev_GDP1876–202539.3 (2025)
Government tax revenue (% of GDP)Percent of GDPgovtax_GDP1931–202531.3 (2025)

Money and interest rates

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
Short-term interest ratePercentstrate1925–20253.07 (2025)
Long-term interest ratePercentltrate1933–20254.47 (2025)
Central bank policy ratePercentcbrate1934–20252.25 (2025)
M0 (monetary base)Millions of local currencyM01870–202543,346 (2025)
M1Millions of local currencyM11948–2025134,663 (2025)
M2Millions of local currencyM21948–2025447,880 (2025)
M3Millions of local currencyM31977–2025447,880 (2025)

Prices and labor markets

VariableCodeCoverageLatest
House price indexIndex, 2015 = 100HPI1962–2025162.2 (2025)
Real house price indexIndex, 2015 = 100rHPI1962–2025120.9 (2025)
Consumer price indexIndex, 2015 = 100CPI1858–2025134.2 (2025)
InflationPercentinfl1858–20252.80 (2025)
PopulationMillions of peoplepop1800–20255.33 (2025)
Unemployment ratePercentunemp1956–20255.25 (2025)

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →