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New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand

Current conditions, official developments, and the latest available indicators.

Capital
Wellington
Currency
NZD
Time
NZST
Population5.3M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 264.1B2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation2.8%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment5.1%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data

Today in New Zealand

Current national brief.

Recent releases from official national authorities.

POLICY

Official Cash Rate set at 2.50%

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s official decision history records the July setting.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Current month

New Zealand at a glance.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth0.5%2025, annual
Inflation2.8%2025, annual
Unemployment5.1%2025, annual
Industry value added19.4%2023, annual
Trade50.7%2024, annual

Current context

Latest verified direction.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 3.732025: 0.463
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 5.4152025: 5.076
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

Source authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Reserve Bank of New ZealandMonetary policy and financial-system authorityStats NZNational statistics and public indicators

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

Stats NZOfficial national statisticsReserve Bank of New ZealandOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statistics