
Gross debt in New Zealand
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in New Zealand in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 15.2 billion and 92.4 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 92 billion US Dollar was reached in 2020.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 18,153 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | New Zealand total | New Zealand per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 19.39 bn USD | 5,083 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 18.81 bn USD | 4,905 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 15.79 bn USD | 4,094 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 15.17 bn USD | 3,910 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 17.59 bn USD | 4,456 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 21.79 bn USD | 5,411 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 23.39 bn USD | 5,723 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 23.85 bn USD | 5,768 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 20.52 bn USD | 4,904 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 22.38 bn USD | 5,297 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 25.30 bn USD | 5,940 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 29.52 bn USD | 6,862 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 43.50 bn USD | 9,998 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 58.43 bn USD | 13,329 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 62.96 bn USD | 14,282 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 66.00 bn USD | 14,857 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 68.81 bn USD | 15,235 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 60.92 bn USD | 13,217 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 63.00 bn USD | 13,365 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 64.25 bn USD | 13,347 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 59.45 bn USD | 12,131 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 68.35 bn USD | 13,728 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 92.40 bn USD | 18,153 USD | 30,783 USD |