Country profile
New Zealand
Oceania · Capital: Wellington · Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
New Zealand is a country in Oceania, with its capital at Wellington. It has a GDP of $261.5B (2024), a population of 5.3M (2025), a GDP per capita of $49,432.
- GDP
- $261.5B
- GDP per capita
- $49,432
- Population
- 5.3M
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $57,350
2024 · #52 of 200
2024 · #28 of 200
2025 · #124 of 216
2025 · #35 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $261.5B2024 · #52
- GDP per capita
- $49,4322024 · #28
- GDP growth
- -0.87%2024 · #185
- Inflation
- 2.92%2024 · #84
- Unemployment
- 5.08%2025 · #91
- Population
- 5.3M2025 · #124
- GDP (PPP)
- $305.37B2025 · #67
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $57,3502025 · #35
- Government debt
- 56.7%2026 · #102
People
- Median age
- 37.9 yrs2024 · #80
- Fertility rate
- 1.6 children/woman2024 · #138
- Urbanization
- 84.0%2025 · #48
- Net migration
- +17,403/yr2025 · #35
- Life expectancy
- 82.0 yrs2024 · #35
- HDI
- 0.9382023 · #17
- Homicide rate
- 1.5 per 100k2022 · #66
Money
- Average wage (PPP)
- $5,203/mo2024 · #14
- Minimum wage
- $2,417/mo2024 · #5
- Minimum wage (PPP)
- $2,687/mo2024 · #6
- Corporate tax
- 28%2024 · #64
- Top income tax
- 39%2024 · #49
- Big Mac index
- $4.942026-01 · #26
Figures
- Internet users
- 93.5%2024 · #39
- CO₂ per capita
- 6.0 t2024 · #42
- Area
- 270,467 km²#77
- Population density
- 20 /km²2025 · #187
- McDonald's
- 1762024 · #34
- Unicorn startups
- 02026-03
- Billionaires
- 52026 · #46
- Passport power
- 183 destinations2026 · #25
- Corruption index
- 83/1002024 · #4
- Military spending
- 1.2%2024 · #97
- Renewable energy
- 28.9%2021 · #82
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in New Zealand.
- 1Xero LimitedSoftware industryRevenue · 2024 · ~$1.04B
- 2University of OtagoRevenue · 2024 · ~$516.81M
- 3Massey UniversityRevenue · 2024 · ~$335.4M
- 4University of CanterburyRevenue · 2018 · ~$262.91M