Asia Pacific · NZ / NZL

New Zealand

Aotearoa New Zealand

Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.

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

Macro structure

New Zealand: the broader picture.

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

Long-range series

Structure over time.

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
Populationpeople
2015: 4,609,4002025: 5,324,700
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

People & services

Health and education baseline.

Life expectancy82 years2024, annual
Secondary enrollment114.2%2024, annual

Infrastructure & trade

Connectivity and external activity.

Internet use93.5%2024, annual
Electricity access100%2024, annual
Trade50.7%2024, annual

Macro to local conditions

Read relationships without claiming causation.

OBSERVED

National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.

How to use this information

The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.