New Zealand's debt / gdp rose from 32.8 % in 2002 to 52.0 % in 2024.
New Zealand · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
New Zealand's gross debt / gdp rose from 37.3 % in 1996 to 54.7 % in 2025.
New Zealand's interest payments (% of revenue) fell from 17.2 % in 1983 to 4.7 % in 2024.
New Zealand's fiscal balance fell from 2.6 % in 1996 to -3.9 % in 2025.
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- Central gov. revenueup +2.1 pts26th of 89
- Central gov. expenseup +1.9 pts30th of 111
- Gov. revenuedown −0.8 pts20th of 97
- Gov. expendituredown −0.2 pts20th of 97
- Tax revenuedown −0.8 pts28th of 91
- Social spendingup +0.4 pts11th of 39
- Military spendingdown −0.0 pts97th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −1.0 %52nd of 151
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- Health spendingdown −0.1 pts9th of 22
- Education spendingup +0.0 pts25th of 121
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