New Zealand: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
High Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developed |
Economic Trivia | Dairy farming is New Zealand's largest export earner, accounting for 21% of exports. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2017): China, Australia, and United States |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Food Processing; Wood and Paper Products; Textiles; Machinery |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $197,072,471,931 (2017) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 3.029% (2017) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $41,109 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 66/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 1.851% (2017) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 34.5% (2017) |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 3.404% (2016) |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 11.436% (2015) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($5,539,697,132) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | 2,662,134 (2017) |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 6.64% (2017) |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 20.232% (2017) |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 73.128% (2017) |
Unemployment Rate | 4.881% (2017) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $48,277,614,382 (2016) |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $48,869,320,061 (2016) |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 37.968% (2017) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $3,236,601,834 (2017) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $15,987,922,779 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, New Zealand’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.