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New Zealand · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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New Zealand

East Asia & Pacific Capital Wellington High income Nation age 185 years (since 1841) i NZL · NZ
NationsTree Index 2025 i68.440th of 196 Tree height 2025 i11 msee ranking Military strength i40percentile
Population i5.3 m124th of 217 Area i267,710 km²75th of 216 GDP i$264.06 bn53rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$305.37 bn intl.68th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$57,350 intl.41st of 199 Life expectancy i82.0 years35th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i78
Strength · trunk i65
Quality of life · crown i80
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i77
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i7
CSV

In short

New Zealand is 40th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 68.4 out of 100; its tree is 11 m tall.

It has 5.3 million people and an economy of $305.37 bn at purchasing power parity, 68th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Safely managed drinking water (1st of 150) and Regulatory quality (2nd of 205).

Its weakest positions: GDP growth (189th of 210), CO₂ emissions per person (162nd of 203) and Government budget balance (133rd of 192).

Over five years it fell from 18th to 40th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 267,710 75th/216
Land area ikm² 263,310 75th/216
Population ipeople 5.3 m 124th/217
Population growth i% 0.65% 125th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 20.1 185th/216
Urban population i% 84.0% 48th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.9% 143rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 17.6% 54th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $264.06 bn 53rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $305.37 bn 68th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $256.82 bn 69th/199
GDP per person iUSD $49,591 33rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $57,350 41st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $46,630 30th/201
GDP growth i% 0.5% 189th/210
Inflation i% 2.8% 84th/180
Unemployment i% 5.1% 91st/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 52.0% 26th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 54.7% 101st/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -4.0% 133rd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 4.0% 115th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 19.4% 130th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 8.3% 121st/192
Services i% of GDP 68.2% 40th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $64.60 bn 59th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $67.87 bn 58th/182
Exports i% of GDP 24.7% 126th/183
Imports i% of GDP 26.0% 148th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 50.7% 142nd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.9% 121st/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 14.0% 122nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 68.8% 16th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 3.3% 81st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 13.0% 55th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.0% 116th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.3% 131st/196

Natural resources

65
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.5% 105th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.10% 75th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.29% 48th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.03% 40th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.10% 72nd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.97% 56th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.0% 170th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 64,349 9th/183

Tourism

62
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 996,000 98th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $10.96 bn 17th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 18.8% 35th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 511,000 77th/107

Society & health

74
Life expectancy iyears 82.0 35th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 4.7 36th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 3.61 41st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.5 72nd/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 89% 110th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 81.9% 69th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 114.2% 22nd/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 27.3% 52nd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.1% 28th/193
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 77.2% 35th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.938 17th/193

Infrastructure & digital

84
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 100.0% 1st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 88.8% 40th/144
Internet users i% of population 93.5% 37th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 130 59th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 38.0 31st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.80 19th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,9081998
Air passengers carried ipassengers 15.0 m 44th/161

Environment & energy

63
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 6.01 162nd/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 28.9% 82nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 6.9 24th/200
Forest area i% of land area 38.9% 83rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 3,572 24th/149

Institutions & safety

91
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 90.7 7th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 86.1 8th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 85.9 9th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 86.3 29th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 87.4 2nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 87.3 5th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 1.5 57th/145

Military

38
Military expenditure iUSD $2.86 bn 57th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.1% 107th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.7% 127th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 10,000 131st/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.35% 140th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 200.0 m 39th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 20.0 m 43rd/65

Science & innovation

70
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.55% 28th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 278 55th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 8,096 51st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). New Zealand — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/new-zealand. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). New Zealand — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/new-zealand. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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