New Zealand — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27.9 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 25.82 | Actual |
| 2024 | 22.45 | Actual |
| 2023 | 19.54 | Actual |
| 2022 | 17.98 | Actual |
| 2021 | 13.96 | Actual |
| 2020 | 10.33 | Actual |
| 2019 | 6.86 | Actual |
| 2018 | 4.72 | Actual |
| 2017 | 5.55 | Actual |
| 2016 | 6.63 | Actual |
| 2015 | 7.34 | Actual |
| 2014 | 7.93 | Actual |
| 2013 | 8.61 | Actual |
| 2012 | 8.51 | Actual |
| 2011 | 6.58 | Actual |
| 2010 | 2.49 | Actual |
| 2009 | -1.02 | Actual |
| 2008 | -2.18 | Actual |
| 2007 | -0.75 | Actual |
| 2006 | 2.84 | Actual |
| 2005 | 7.5 | Actual |
| 2004 | 12.88 | Actual |
| 2003 | 18.44 | Actual |
| 2002 | 23.18 | Actual |
| 2001 | 27.1 | Actual |
| 2000 | 30.29 | Actual |
| 1999 | 29.06 | Actual |
| 1998 | 31.21 | Actual |
| 1997 | 32.09 | Actual |
| 1996 | 35.58 | Actual |
| 1995 | 42.75 | Actual |
| 1994 | 52.54 | Actual |
| 1993 | 63.26 | Actual |
| 1992 | 71.01 | Actual |
| 1991 | 67.43 | Actual |
| 1990 | 58.12 | Actual |
| 1989 | 59.61 | Actual |
| 1988 | 64.61 | Actual |
| 1987 | 76.97 | Actual |
| 1986 | 102.72 | Actual |
| 1985 | 125.71 | Actual |
| 1984 | 153.32 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
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- Employment (millions)
- GDP Deflator
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- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net