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New Zealand

East Asia & Pacific · High income · Capital: Wellington

Population

5.3m

2025 · #124 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$49,591

2025 · #33 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

0.5%

2025 · #188 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

2.8%

2025 · #97 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

52.0%

2024 · #26 of 48

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

29.5%

2024 · #4 of 129

Source: World Bank

Population growth

0.7%

2025 · #125 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

82.0

2024 · #35 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

1.6

2024 · #138 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

84.0%

2025 · #48 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

5.1%

2025 · #96 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

14.4%

2025 · #81 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

70.4%

2025 · #27 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

1.5

2022 · #84 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

4.0

2024 · #159 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

10.1%

2024 · #28 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

5.2%

2023 · #47 of 171

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

6.0

2024 · #42 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

28.9%

2021 · #82 of 212

Source: World Bank