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Wellington · pop. 5M · English, Māori, New Zealand Sign Language · New Zealand dollar

Trajectories

economic complexity

#49

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #40 in 1995.

2024 · 0.52

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1995high0.67
19960.61−0.06 pts
19970.63+0.02 pts
19980.66+0.03 pts
19990.63−0.02 pts
20000.62−0.01 pts
20010.61−0.01 pts
20020.60−0.01 pts
20030.61+0.01 pts
20040.60−0.02 pts
20050.62+0.03 pts
20060.64+0.02 pts
20070.58−0.06 pts
20080.62+0.04 pts
20090.54−0.08 pts
20100.53−0.01 pts
20110.56+0.03 pts
20120.58+0.01 pts
20130.56−0.02 pts
20140.53−0.03 pts
20150.50−0.03 pts
20160.48−0.03 pts
20170.48+0.01 pts
20180.46−0.02 pts
20190.47+0.01 pts
2020low0.43−0.04 pts
20210.44+0.01 pts
20220.48+0.05 pts
20230.47−0.01 pts
2024latest0.52+0.05 pts

economic momentum

$49.2K

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $49.2K

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$13.7K
1991$12.2K−10.5%
1992low$11.8K−3.6%
1993$13.1K+11.0%
1994$15.3K+16.7%
1995$17.4K+13.9%
1996$18.8K+8.0%
1997$17.5K−7.0%
1998$14.7K−15.7%
1999$15.3K+4.0%
2000$13.6K−11.0%
2001$13.9K+1.8%
2002$16.9K+21.5%
2003$21.9K+29.9%
2004$25.4K+16.0%
2005$27.8K+9.2%
2006$26.7K−4.0%
2007$32.5K+21.9%
2008$31.3K−3.6%
2009$28.3K−9.7%
2010$33.8K+19.4%
2011$38.4K+13.8%
2012$40.1K+4.2%
2013$43.0K+7.4%
2014$44.6K+3.8%
2015$38.7K−13.3%
2016$40.1K+3.7%
2017$43.0K+7.1%
2018$43.3K+0.7%
2019$42.9K−0.9%
2020$42.0K−2.0%
2021high$50.0K+18.9%
2022$49.1K−1.7%
2023$49.1K0.0%
2024latest$49.2K+0.3%

prices

2.9%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 2.9%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19906.1%
19912.6%−3.50 pts
19921.0%−1.59 pts
19931.3%+0.27 pts
19941.7%+0.46 pts
19953.8%+2.01 pts
19962.3%−1.47 pts
19971.2%−1.10 pts
19981.3%+0.08 pts
1999low−0.1%−1.38 pts
20002.6%+2.73 pts
20012.6%+0.01 pts
20022.7%+0.05 pts
20031.8%−0.92 pts
20042.3%+0.54 pts
20053.0%+0.75 pts
20063.4%+0.33 pts
20072.4%−0.99 pts
20084.0%+1.58 pts
20092.1%−1.84 pts
20102.3%+0.19 pts
20114.0%+1.73 pts
20121.1%−2.97 pts
20131.1%+0.07 pts
20141.2%+0.09 pts
20150.3%−0.93 pts
20160.6%+0.35 pts
20171.9%+1.20 pts
20181.6%−0.25 pts
20191.6%+0.02 pts
20201.7%+0.09 pts
20213.9%+2.23 pts
2022high7.2%+3.23 pts
20235.7%−1.44 pts
2024latest2.9%−2.81 pts

demographic curve

1.6 children per woman

Below replacement: shrinking in the long run unless migration offsets it.

2024 · 1.6

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19604.2
1961high4.3+1.7%
19624.2−2.8%
19634.0−3.3%
19643.8−6.2%
19653.5−6.8%
19663.4−3.7%
19673.4−1.8%
19683.3−0.3%
19693.3−1.8%
19703.2−3.4%
19713.2+0.3%
19723.0−5.7%
19732.8−8.0%
19742.6−6.5%
19752.4−8.1%
19762.3−4.2%
19772.2−2.6%
19782.1−6.3%
19792.1+2.4%
19802.0−4.2%
19812.0−1.0%
19821.9−3.0%
19831.9−1.5%
19841.9+0.5%
19851.90.0%
19862.0+1.6%
19872.0+3.6%
19882.1+3.4%
19892.1+1.0%
19902.2+2.8%
19912.1−4.1%
19922.1−1.4%
19932.0−1.0%
19942.0−2.9%
19952.00.0%
19962.0−1.0%
19972.00.0%
19981.9−3.6%
19992.0+4.2%
20002.0+0.5%
20012.0−0.5%
20021.9−4.1%
20031.9+2.1%
20042.0+2.6%
20052.0−0.5%
20062.0+2.0%
20072.2+8.5%
20082.2+0.5%
20092.1−2.7%
20102.2+1.9%
20112.1−3.7%
20122.1+0.5%
20132.0−4.3%
20141.9−4.5%
20152.0+3.6%
20161.9−6.0%
20171.8−3.2%
20181.7−5.5%
20191.7+0.6%
20201.6−5.8%
20211.6+1.9%
20221.7+1.2%
2023low1.6−6.0%
2024latest1.60.0%

Metrics

  1. population
    5M
    123 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $255B
    51 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $49,076
    22 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $3B
    54 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    103 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    269K km²
    77 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    19 /km²
    144 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    83.0 yr
    12 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    96%
    18 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    6.0 t
    36 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    84%
    29 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    1.6
    112 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    28.2%
    10 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.2%
    133 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    1.5%
    27 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    5435
    17 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    8,096
    49 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    13%
    44 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. youth unemployment
    14%
    92 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.79
    13 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    83
    3 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    10.0
    8 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.938
    15 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    2K
    114 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    52
    138 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data

Recent coverage · 1

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