New Zealand Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP
1999 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP
- New Zealand Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 1.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a deficit equal to 1.0 % in the previous quarter
- New Zealand Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1999 to Dec 2025, with an average ratio of -1.5 %
- The data reached an all-time high of 6.4 % in Jun 2004 and a record low of -9.4 % in Jun 2020
Further information about New Zealand Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports, New Zealand National Government Debt reached 126.4 USD bn in Dec 2025
- New Zealand Nominal GDP reached 65.7 USD bn in Jun 2025
View New Zealand's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP from Dec 1999 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?
New Zealand Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 1.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a deficit equal to 1.0 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.2 Dec 2025 | -1.0 Sep 2025 | -9.4 Jun 2020 | 6.4 Jun 2004 | % | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -0.7 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | -2.6 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Argentina (%) | 0.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Australia (%) | -3.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -4.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.4 Jun 2021 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Jun 2021 |
| Bahrain (%) | -4.8 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | -3.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | -0.4 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2021 |
| Belgium (%) | -4.5 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | -11.2 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 1.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | -2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -7.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | -13.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -3.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | -4.1 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | -1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | -2.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| China (%) | -5.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | -6.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | -2.4 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Cyprus (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | -2.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 3.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | -2.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | -1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | -3.1 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | -3.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| France (%) | -5.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1949 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | -1.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (%) | -2.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | -0.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -1.3 Dec 2018 | monthly | Apr 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 1.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | -3.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -4.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| India (%) | -4.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | -2.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Iran (%) | -3.4 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2021 |
| Ireland (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | -4.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (%) | -3.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -4.0 2024 | yearly | 1960 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | -4.6 2026 | yearly | 1996 - 2026 |
| Jordan (%) | 1.0 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 0.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -6.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Sep 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | -2.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 0.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | -2.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 2.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 2.3 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | -2.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 0.9 2021 | yearly | 1992 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | -1.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 0.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 7.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | -4.6 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | -1.3 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Malaysia (%) | -6.4 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Malta (%) | -3.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -8.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | -3.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | -3.9 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | -1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | -3.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -3.9 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | -2.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Myanmar (%) | -2.8 2023 | yearly | 1986 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | -10.0 2018 | yearly | 2012 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (%) | -1.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | -1.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | -4.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 10.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | -2.6 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 1.2 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Panama (%) | -6.6 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | -0.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Peru (%) | -2.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -5.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1985 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -6.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 0.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | -0.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Romania (%) | -7.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | -3.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -2.8 2024 | yearly | 1969 - 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | -2.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 3.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -6.2 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) | -2.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -3.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | -2.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -4.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -0.6 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | -1.6 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 0.5 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -770.083 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 79,994.882 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 123,654.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 48.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NZD bn) | 204.048 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NZD bn) | 292.813 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NZD bn) | 204.003 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| General Government: ytd: Borrowings: Gross Sovereign Issued Debt Excluding Reser... (NZD mn) | 219,606.789 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government: ytd: Revenue (NZD mn) | 82,650.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government: ytd: Expenses (NZD mn) | 87,970.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.751 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -303.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,634.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 2.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Jan 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 748,011.388 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 141,065.733 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 300,779.899 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,937.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 1.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,026,250.125 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 436,775.230 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 429.198 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 341.412 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 948.267 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,035.326 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Jan 2026 |
| Import Volume Index (Jun2002=1000) | 2,914.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Dec 2025 |
| Import Volume Index: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 2,788.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export (Jun2002=1000) | 1,461.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1951 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 1,440.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 802.114 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 733.546 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 288.149 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 169.611 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,577.085 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: Australia: sa (NZD mn) | 939.332 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: China: sa (NZD mn) | 1,620.692 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 246.084 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 39.948 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,150.584 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 470.132 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 292.372 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,593.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 130.280 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 136.389 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.5 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 91.1 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 78,697.786 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 267,163.748 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 27,531.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 292,971.169 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 383,024.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 238.472 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 423.842 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 246,122.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 365,576.199 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.86 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 130,122.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 441,739.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 633,307.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 51,186.566 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 33,411.681 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 10.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting (%) | 79.100 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting Higher (%) | -27.500 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 63.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 64.100 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 76.900 Feb 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 61.700 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 61.300 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 56.400 Feb 2026 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Feb 2026 |
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