New Zealand — Central government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1860–2025 · 166 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In New Zealand, the central government debt reading was 50.3% of GDP in 2025, compared with 51.2% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.86 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 41% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1860–2025
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 50.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 51.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 47 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 46.9 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 47.5 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 43.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 31.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 28.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 33.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 34.2 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 34.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 34.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 35.7 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 34.7 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 29.6 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 24.3 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 19 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 16.3 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 18.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.