
Gross debt in New Zealand
The government debt of New Zealand refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.The government debt in the period from 1991 to 2021 was between 15.2 billion and 127.0 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at 127 billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 24,799 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 30 years in billion USD
Year | New Zealand total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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1991 | 24.80 bn USD | 58.01% | 7,094 USD | 6,198 USD |
1992 | 24.43 bn USD | 58.66% | 6,918 USD | 7,328 USD |
1995 | 27.78 bn USD | 43.47% | 7,563 USD | 12,276 USD |
1996 | 26.14 bn USD | 37.26% | 7,003 USD | 13,038 USD |
1997 | 22.89 bn USD | 34.65% | 6,054 USD | 11,925 USD |
1998 | 19.39 bn USD | 34.48% | 5,081 USD | 11,978 USD |
1999 | 18.80 bn USD | 32.00% | 4,903 USD | 11,204 USD |
2000 | 15.80 bn USD | 30.03% | 4,096 USD | 9,175 USD |
2001 | 15.17 bn USD | 28.16% | 3,909 USD | 9,104 USD |
2002 | 17.59 bn USD | 26.40% | 4,454 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 21.81 bn USD | 24.72% | 5,416 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 23.38 bn USD | 22.51% | 5,721 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 23.84 bn USD | 20.78% | 5,767 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 20.52 bn USD | 18.40% | 4,905 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 22.37 bn USD | 16.31% | 5,297 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 25.30 bn USD | 19.00% | 5,939 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 29.54 bn USD | 24.34% | 6,865 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 43.48 bn USD | 29.68% | 9,994 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 58.44 bn USD | 34.72% | 13,330 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 62.96 bn USD | 35.73% | 14,282 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 66.00 bn USD | 34.57% | 14,859 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 68.80 bn USD | 34.18% | 15,234 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 60.90 bn USD | 34.20% | 13,212 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 63.00 bn USD | 33.36% | 13,365 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 64.31 bn USD | 31.12% | 13,360 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 59.55 bn USD | 28.09% | 12,151 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 67.87 bn USD | 31.80% | 13,630 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 91.38 bn USD | 43.16% | 17,953 USD | 28,902 USD |
2021 | 127.04 bn USD | 50.84% | 24,799 USD | 31,701 USD |