Population: 4.5 million in 20131
GDP: $186 billion in 20132
GDP per capita: $41,556 nominal3 ($34,826 PPP4) in 2013
GDP growth rate: 2.5% in 20135
GDP by Industry 20126
| Industry sector | Value added ($ billions) 2012 | Percent of total |
| Other activities | 74 | 48.9% |
| Manufacturing | 20 | 13.2% |
| Wholesale, retail trade, restaurants and hotels | 18 | 12.2% |
| Transport, storage and communication | 12 | 7.8% |
| Construction | 9 | 6.0% |
| Mining and utilities | 9 | 5.8% |
| Agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing | 9 | 6.0% |
| Total value added | 151 | 100% |
Unemployment rate: 6.2% in 20137
Employment by Industry 20138
| Employment sector | Employees (thousands) 2013 | Percent of total |
| Wholesale trade, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles | 341 | 15.1% |
| Manufacturing | 255 | 11.3% |
| Human health and social work | 243 | 10.7% |
| Education | 195 | 8.6% |
| Construction | 178 | 7.9% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 145 | 6.4% |
| Professional, scientific and technical | 143 | 6.3% |
| Accommodation and food service | 130 | 5.7% |
| Public administration and defence | 110 | 4.9% |
| Transportation and storage | 108 | 4.8% |
| Administrative and support service | 96 | 4.2% |
| Information and communication | 86 | 3.8% |
| Finance and insurance | 71 | 3.2% |
| Other service | 58 | 2.6% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 42 | 1.9% |
| Real estate | 28 | 1.2% |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning | 11 | 0.5% |
| Not elsewhere classified | 9 | 0.4% |
| Water supply, sewerage and waste management | 7 | 0.3% |
| Mining and quarrying | 7 | 0.3% |
| Activities of households as employers | 2 | 0.1% |
| Total employment | 2,262 | 100% |
Top 10 Corporations by Revenue 20139
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Household Wealth: $665 billion (358% of GDP) in 201410
Household Wealth per Adult: $204,401 in 201410
Gini Coefficient: .362 in 199711
Central Government
Central Government Revenue: $69 billion (37% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Expenditure: $73 billion (39% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Budget Balance: -$4 billion (-2% of GDP) in 201312
Central Government Public Debt: $60 billion (32% of GDP) in Jun 2014* 13
Central Government 10 Year Bond Interest Rate: 3.24% on Jan 28, 201514
* Public debt calculated using the exchange rate 1.36 New Zealand Dollars = 1 U.S. Dollar
Government Funds
New Zealand Superannuation Fund: $26 billion (14% of GDP) in 201415
Tax Structure
Individual Income Tax Rates and Thresholds in 2013* 16
Corporate Tax Rate: 28% in 201417
* Individual thresholds calculated using the exchange rate 1.36 NZD = 1 USD
Money Supply (M1): $31 billion (17% of GDP) in Dec 2014* 18
Benchmark Interest Rate: OCR = 3.50% on Jan 28, 2015 19
Total Reserves: $16 billion (9% of GDP) in 201320
Exchange Rate: 1.36 New Zealand Dollars = 1 U.S. Dollar on Jan 28, 201521
Inflation: 1.3% in 201322
* Money supply calculated using the exchange rate 1.36 NZD = 1 USD
Top 10 Financial Institutions by Assets 201323
N/A (data not available at Relbanks.com)
Exports: $38 billion (20% of GDP)24
Imports: $37 billion (20% of GDP)24
Trade Balance: +$1 billion (0% of GDP)24
Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: $1.0 billion (0.5% of GDP)25
Foreign Direct Investment Outflow: $0.7 billion (0.4% of GDP)25
Foreign Aid Inflow: N/A
Foreign Aid Outflow: $0.5 billion (0.2% of GDP)26
1. Source: World Bank Indicators (Population) Go back
2. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP) Go back
3. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita) Go back
4. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP per capita PPP) Go back
5. Source: World Bank Indicators (GDP growth rate) Go back
6. Source: United Nations Statistics Division (GDP by industry) Go back
7. Source: World Bank Indicators (Unemployment rate) Go back
8. Source: International Labor Organization, Downloads (Employment by economic activity) Go back
9. Source: Annual reports (Corporate data) Go back
10. Source: Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook (Household wealth) Go back
11. Source: CIA World Factbook (Gini coefficient) Go back
12. Source: CIA World Factbook (Government budget) Go back
13. Source: New Zealand Parliament, Research Papers, Core Crown Debt (Public debt) Go back
14. Source: Bloomberg (Government bond yield) Go back
15. Source: ESADE Sovereign Wealth Funds (Government Funds) Go back
16. Source: OECD Stats, Public Sector, Taxation, Tax Database (Individual tax rates) Go back
17. Source: Tax Foundation (Corporate tax rate) Go back
18. Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Statistics, Monetary Aggregates (Money supply) Go back
19. Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Benchmark interest rate) Go back
20. Source: World Bank Indicators (Total reserves) Go back
21. Source: Yahoo Finance (Exchange rate) Go back
22. Source: World Bank Indicators (Inflation rate) Go back
23. Source: Relbanks.com (Financial institutions by assets) Go back
24. Source: CIA World Factbook (Trade data) Go back
25. Source: FDI in Figures (FDI data) Go back
26. Source: OECD DAC flows at a glance (Aid data) Go back