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Updated 11 October 2026

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Government finances

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

government spending by functiongovernment spending: social security and welfare (incl. GSF) was $47,568 million in 2024/25, up $2,910 million on a year earlier.government spendinggovernment spending was $141,675 million in 2024/25, up $2,677 million on a year earlier.Core Crown residual cashCore Crown residual cash was $−5,996 million in 2024/25, up $13,306 million on a year earlier.Core Crown revenueCore Crown revenue was $134,411 million in 2024/25, up $1,191 million on a year earlier.taxtax was $121,698 million in 2024/25, up $1,132 million on a year earlier.Crown net worthTotal Crown net worth was $189,128 million in 2024/25, down $1,921 million on a year earlier.Government debt, adjusted for inflationnet government debt (excl. NZS Fund and advances) (inflation-adjusted, 2024/25 prices) was $182,171 million in 2024/25, up $2,017 million on a year earlier.government spending, tax and debt per persongovernment spending per person was $26,607 in 2024/25, up $332 on a year earlier.Government revenue and spending, adjusted for inflationCore Crown revenue (inflation-adjusted, 2024/25 prices) was $134,411 million in 2024/25, down $2,000 million on a year earlier.Gross sovereign-issued debtGross sovereign-issued debt (GSID) was $164,038 million in 2021/22, up $32,782 million on a year earlier.Historical cash fiscal measures (to 1993)Financial net expenditure (cash basis, to 1993) was $29,418 million in 1992/93, up $244 million on a year earlier.net government debtnet government debt (excl. NZS Fund and advances) was $182,171 million in 2024/25, up $6,707 million on a year earlier.Net debt measures comparedFormer net government debt (indicator used before 2009) was $102,770 million in 2021/22, up $19,418 million on a year earlier.Operating balance before gains and losses (OBEGAL)Total Crown operating balance before gains and losses (OBEGAL) was $−13,973 million in 2024/25, down $1,119 million on a year earlier.Total Crown operating balanceTotal Crown operating balance was $−4,400 million in 2024/25, up $3,965 million on a year earlier.tax receipts (cash)tax receipts (cash) was $121,183 million in 2024/25, up $5,141 million on a year earlier.Total Crown expensesTotal Crown expenses was $183,502 million in 2024/25, up $3,441 million on a year earlier.Total Crown revenueTotal Crown revenue was $169,811 million in 2024/25, up $2,464 million on a year earlier.

Cost of living

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

Consumers price index (CPI)CPI, all groups was 1,359.0 index in Jun 2026 qtr, up 4.1% on a year earlier.Price changes for food, fuel and rentFood prices, annual % change was +1.9% in Aug 2026, compared with Aug 2025.CPI by groupFood was 1,379.0 index in Jun 2026 qtr, up 2.8% on a year earlier.Food price indexFood price index, all food was 1,386.0 index in Aug 2026, up 1.9% on a year earlier.Petrol and diesel prices (monthly CPI indexes)Petrol price index (monthly) was 1,629.0 index in Aug 2026, up 17.9% on a year earlier.Average prices of everyday groceriesMilk, standard homogenised, 2 litres was $5.09 in Aug 2026, up $0.37 on a year earlier.Inflation rate (annual CPI change)Annual inflation rate (CPI, all groups) was 4.1% in Jun 2026 qtr, up from 2.7% a year earlier.Petrol prices (CPI petrol index)Petrol price index (quarterly) was 1,734.0 index in Jun 2026 qtr, up 27.5% on a year earlier.Purchasing power parities and exchange ratesNew Zealand: purchasing power parity (household consumption), local currency per US dollar was 1.37 national currency per US$ in 2025, up 1.3% on a year earlier.Cost of living compared: price levels in NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was 79.4 index in 2025, down 2.7% on a year earlier.Supermarket profit margin: Woolworths New Zealand EBIT as a share of salesWoolworths NZ EBIT margin was 1.9% in F26 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2026), up 0.1 points on a year earlier.Supermarket profits: Woolworths New Zealand sales and earningsWoolworths NZ (New Zealand Food) EBIT before significant items was $163 million in F26 (52 weeks to 28 Jun 2026), up $13 million on a year earlier.

Housing

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

Accommodation Supplement recipientsAccommodation Supplement recipients was 363,309 in Jun 2026 qtr, down 4.8% on a year earlier.New homes consented per 1,000 residentsNew dwellings consented per 1,000 residents (calendar years) was 6.9 in 2025, up 7.8% on a year earlier.House prices relative to incomes: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was 100.5 index in Mar 2026 qtr, down 3.9% on a year earlier.House prices relative to rents: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was 121.8 index in Mar 2026 qtr, down 2.0% on a year earlier.Real house prices: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was 127.1 index in Mar 2026 qtr, down 3.2% on a year earlier.Median weekly rent by region (new rentals)Northland was $560 in Jul 2026, up $10.00 on a year earlier.Median weekly rent (new rentals)Median weekly rent, new rentals was $590 in Jul 2026, unchanged on a year earlier.New homes consentedNew dwellings consented was 3,440 in Aug 2026, up 11.7% on a year earlier.Rents (CPI rental price indexes)Rents, new rentals (flow) was 1,751.0 index in Aug 2026, up 0.9% on a year earlier.

Health

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

Avoidable deaths: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was 166 per 100,000 people in 2020, down 7.8% on a year earlier.Avoidable deaths in NZAvoidable deaths (all) was 166 per 100,000 people in 2020, down 7.8% on a year earlier.Cancer screening rates in NZBreast screening, women 50–69 was 67.7% in 2025, down 1.8 points on a year earlier.Waiting times for elective surgery in NZHip replacement: median days from specialist assessment to treatment was 158 days in 2025, up 2.6% on a year earlier.Health targets: cancer treatment, immunisation, ED and waiting timesFaster cancer treatment: % treated within 31 days of the decision to treat was 87.0% in Jun 2026 qtr, up 0.7 points on a year earlier.Nurses per 1,000 people: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was 13.83 per 1,000 people in 2025, up 5.8% on a year earlier.Nurses in New ZealandProfessionally active nurses was 73,577 in 2025, up 6.4% on a year earlier.Breast screening rates: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was 67.7% in 2025, down 1.8 points on a year earlier.Hip and knee surgery waiting times: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand: knee replacement, median days was 213 days in 2025, down 2.3% on a year earlier.

Crime

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

Adults convicted, by most serious sentenceAll convicted adults was 50,476 in 2025, down 0.2% on a year earlier.Adults in court: charges finalised and convictionsAdults with finalised charges was 65,066 in 2025, down 1.1% on a year earlier.Crime incidents per 100 adults or householdsAll offences: incidents per 100 adults was 59.4 per 100 in 2025, up 1.2% on a year earlier.How many New Zealanders experience crime (Crime and Victims Survey)All offences: % of adults victimised was 27.5% in 2025, down 2.0 points on a year earlier.Number of adults and households victimised by crimeAll offences: adults victimised (thousands) was 1,199 thousand in 2025, down 5.9% on a year earlier.Sentenced prisoners by main offenceAll offences was 7,665 in 2025, up 2.1% on a year earlier.

Jobs and welfare

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

Average hourly earningsAverage ordinary-time hourly earnings, all industries was $44.62 in Jun 2026 qtr, up $1.23 on a year earlier.Jobseeker Support recipients by work readinessJobseeker Support – work ready was 120,300 in Jun 2026 qtr, down 0.4% on a year earlier.Employment and labour force participationLabour force participation rate was 70.7% in Jun 2026 qtr, up 0.2 points on a year earlier.People receiving a main benefitAll working-age main benefits was 413,691 in Jun 2026 qtr, up 1.9% on a year earlier.UnemploymentUnemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) was 5.6% in Jun 2026 qtr, up 0.4 points on a year earlier.Pay rates (Labour Cost Index)Labour Cost Index, all salary and wage rates was 1,273.1 index in Jun 2026 qtr, up 2.0% on a year earlier.Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET)NEET rate, 15–24 year olds was 13.8% in Jun 2026 qtr, up 0.8 points on a year earlier.

Migration

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

Migration: arrivals, departures and net (12-month totals)Migrant arrivals, 12 months was 134,434 in Year to Jul 2026, up 5.2% on a year earlier.Migrant arrivals by citizenship and visa typeAll migrant arrivals was 13,893 in Jul 2026, up 18.7% on a year earlier.Migration by citizenship and directionNew Zealand citizens: arrivals (seasonally adjusted) was 1,820 in Jul 2026, down 16.1% on a year earlier.Migration: arrivals, departures and netMigrant arrivals was 13,893 in Jul 2026, up 18.7% on a year earlier.New Zealand citizen migration: arrivals, departures and netNew Zealand citizens: arrivals (unadjusted) was 26,631 in Year to Jul 2026, up 7.2% on a year earlier.

Economy and incomes

Published datasets in this theme, each with its own source record.

Gross domestic product (annual)GDP, nominal (expenditure measure) was $451,543 million in Year to Mar 2026, up $19,521 million on a year earlier.GDP per person: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was US$47,887 PPP in 2025, up US$29.90 PPP on a year earlier.GDP per person (annual)GDP per person, nominal was $84,690 in Year to Mar 2026, up $3,172 on a year earlier.Gross domestic product (quarterly)Real GDP (seasonally adjusted) was $71,805 million in Jun 2026 qtr, up $1,786 million on a year earlier.Average hourly earnings, adjusted for inflationAverage ordinary-time hourly earnings, all industries (inflation-adjusted, Jun 2026 qtr prices) was $44.62 in Jun 2026 qtr, down $0.53 on a year earlier.Household incomes and inequality: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand: median disposable household income (local currency, equivalised) was 56,478 national currency in 2022, up 5.5% on a year earlier.Household income per person, adjusted for living costs: NZ and other countriesNew Zealand was US$43,348 PPP in 2023, up US$2,361 PPP on a year earlier.Household incomes compared: NZ and other countries (adjusted for prices)New Zealand was US$42,501 PPP in 2022, up US$3,841 PPP on a year earlier.Real household income per person: other countries and the OECDAustralia was 117.8 index in 2024, up 0.1% on a year earlier.Household incomes, adjusted for inflationMedian household disposable income (inflation-adjusted, Year to Jun 2025 prices) was $89,685 in Year to Jun 2025, up $2,841 on a year earlier.Household incomes in New ZealandMedian household gross income was $109,556 in Year to Jun 2025, up $6,014 on a year earlier.Nominal GDP (fiscal years, as used by Treasury)Nominal GDP was $436,103 million in 2024/25, up $15,968 million on a year earlier.Pay rates vs prices: are wages keeping up?Pay rates (LCI), annual % change was +2.0% in Jun 2026 qtr, compared with Jun 2025 qtr.New Zealand's populationEstimated resident population at 30 June was 5,324,700 in Year to Jun 2025, up 0.7% on a year earlier.

Terms used on this page

The economy per person: The economy's output divided by the population. It is not income: people's incomes are lower and vary widely. Official name: GDP per person.
The economy: The value of everything produced in New Zealand in a year. Official name: GDP.
After inflation: Adjusted so dollars from different years buy the same amount. Official name: real.
Points: The difference between two percentages: 5% to 7% is up 2 points. Official name: percentage points.
Prices (inflation): How much prices rose over the year, for a typical basket of goods and services. Official name: CPI, annual change.
Pay rates for the same job: Pay changes for the same job, leaving out promotions and job changes. Official name: Labour Cost Index.
Government spending: Day-to-day central government spending, excluding state-owned companies and Crown entities. Official name: Core Crown expenses.
Tax: Tax collected by central government. Official name: Core Crown tax revenue.
Net government debt: What the government owes, minus its financial assets (excluding the NZ Super Fund). Official name: Net core Crown debt.
The government's surplus or deficit: Day-to-day revenue minus spending, before gains and losses on investments. Official name: OBEGAL.
Approved to be built: Building consents issued by councils. Not every approved home gets built. Official name: consented.
Typical: The middle value: half are above it and half below. Official name: median.
Adjusted for living costs: Converts money between countries using what it buys, not the exchange rate. Official name: PPP.
Not in work, education or training: Young people aged 15 to 24 who are not working, studying or training. Official name: NEET.
New rentals: Rents for newly signed tenancies, not all rents. Official name: new tenancies.