NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT New Zealand 2024

New Zealand national debt goes up

In 2024 New Zealand public debt was 119,966 million euros129,810 million dollars, has increased 9,87610,738 million since 2023.

This amount means that the debt in 2024 reached 50.24% of New Zealand GDP, a 3.32 percentage point rise from 2023, when it was 46.92% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of New Zealand debt. It has risen since 2014 in global debt terms, when it was 51,478 million euros 68,406 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 34.15%.

According to the last data point published, New Zealand per capita debt in 2024 was 22,678 euros24,539 dollars per inhabitant. In 2023 it was 21,175 euros 22,903 dollars, afterwards rising by 1,503 euros1,636 dollars, and if we again check 2014 we can see that then the debt per person was 11,389 euros15,134 dollars .

The position of New Zealand, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2024 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 86 in the list of debt to GDP and 165 in debt per capita, out of the 192 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in New Zealand. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about New Zealand in economy of New Zealand.

New Zealand: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2024119,966129,81050.24%€22,678$24,539
2023110,090119,07246.92%€21,175$22,903
2022109,091114,96846.88%€21,432$22,587
2021100,295118,70147.52%€19,728$23,348
202079,77191,04143.24%€15,740$17,964
201959,95667,12731.81%€12,047$13,487
201849,85158,89828.08%€10,172$12,018
201756,12763,38431.10%€11,657$13,164
201656,06562,04233.34%€11,886$13,153
201554,33360,28934.17%€11,778$13,069
201451,47868,40634.15%€11,389$15,134
201348,71764,70334.55%€10,955$14,550
201248,64462,53735.66%€11,028$14,177
201141,65357,96934.68%€9,497$13,217
201032,51443,13929.60%€7,469$9,910
200921,25729,61724.27%€4,938$6,880
200817,49325,72518.97%€4,104$6,036
200716,04721,99516.31%€3,797$5,205
200616,08220,19318.40%€3,843$4,825
200518,90923,53720.78%€4,572$5,691
200418,39022,86522.51%€4,497$5,592
200318,01320,37024.72%€4,472$5,057
200217,33716,38226.40%€4,388$4,146
200116,70414,96128.16%€4,297$3,849
200017,58816,25130.03%€4,556$4,210
199917,66418,84532.00%€4,604$4,911
199819,58734.48%$5,133
199723,85934.64%$6,307
199625,74537.26%$6,895
199527,06343.48%$7,362
199425,88648.92%$7,147
199324,45754.58%$6,843
199224,36158.68%$6,895
199125,19758.01%$7,207
199025,38155.51%$7,452
198924,22954.90%$7,198
198824,89254.70%$7,473
198723,25462.89%$7,045
198618,78468.48%$5,741
198514,45564.13%$4,459
New Zealand: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

New Zealand: Evolution of debt in millions