New Zealand — Combined government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1860–2030 · 171 observations

About this series

Combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

New Zealand's combined government debt reading was 54.2% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 50.2% of GDP in 2024 was +3.92 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 41.3% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
203053.8 % of GDP
202956.1 % of GDP
202857.9 % of GDP
202758.6 % of GDP
202657.1 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202554.2 % of GDP
202450.2 % of GDP
202346.9 % of GDP
202246.9 % of GDP
202147.5 % of GDP
202043.2 % of GDP
201931.8 % of GDP
201828.1 % of GDP
201731.1 % of GDP
201633.3 % of GDP
201534.2 % of GDP
201434.2 % of GDP
201334.5 % of GDP
201235.7 % of GDP
201134.7 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.