New Zealand — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1913–2031 · 117 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
New Zealand's general government deficit reading was −3.33% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −2.99% of GDP in 2024 was −0.34 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −2.09% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1913–2031
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Latest observations
2008–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -0.62 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -0.92 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -1.3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.13 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -3.69 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -4.09 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -3.33 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -2.99 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.48 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -2.92 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -3.88 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -7.58 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -0.28 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.83 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 1.62 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 1.15 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 0.12 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 0.42 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -0.67 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.12 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2008, are on the chart — hover to read them.