New Zealand

Country in Oceania

In brief

GDP growth per year: +0.5% (2025). World rank 188 of 209 (1 = best); in Oceania, 18 of 19. Women in work or seeking work: 66.1% (2025). World rank 21 of 186; in Oceania, 2 of 11. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 29.5% (2024). World rank 4 of 142; in Oceania, 1 of 13. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $178.1B → $264.1B, GDP per person $38,649 → $49,591, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $37,497 → $57,350.

Size and growth

GDP: $264.1B 2025
GDP per person: $49,591 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $57,350 2025
GDP growth per year: +0.5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $46,630 2025
Inflation: +2.8% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 85 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 4% 2023
Industry, share of GDP: 19.4% 2023
Services, share of GDP: 68.2% 2023
Unemployment: 5.1% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 14.4% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 66.1% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 24.7% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 26% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: -3.5% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1.3% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.2% 2022
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 29.5% 2024
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): No data
Living on under $3 a day: No data