Refugees
6,732refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
101from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
New Zealand
New Zealand has 5.3 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $264 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated) and 88% of the oil it uses (EIA, 2025, preliminary).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 5.3 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$264billion52nd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population5.3million124th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$49,59123rd of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP1.1% of GDP102nd of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person6.2t48th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
New Zealand imports all of its potash supply and 88% of the oil it uses.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Imports most | Imports 88% of the oil it uses PreliminaryEIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | China, India, Germany |
| Natural gas | Low net trade | Exports 1.4% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Singapore → New Zealand as reported by the exporter | Singapore, Australia, United States |
| Wheat | Imports most | Imports 56% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Australia |
| Maize | Low net trade | Imports 13% of the maize it usesFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | France, Australia |
| Rice | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Soybeans | Not reported by this source | – | |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Canada, Laos, Germany |
| Phosphate | Imports some | Imports 36% of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | China, Morocco, Vietnam |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: United States, 89% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: Taiwan, 19% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | Taiwan, China, Malaysia |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilImports most
Imports 88% of the oil it uses Preliminary
Main partners: China, India, Germany
EIA, use 2025 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- Natural gasLow net trade
Exports 1.4% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: Singapore, Australia, United States
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025, Singapore → New Zealand as reported by the exporter
- WheatImports most
Imports 56% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Australia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeLow net trade
Imports 13% of the maize it uses
Main partners: France, Australia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- Rice
Not reported by this source
- Soybeans
Not reported by this source
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Canada, Laos, Germany
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports some
Imports 36% of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: China, Morocco, Vietnam
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: United States, 89% of imports
Main partners: United States, United Kingdom, Australia
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: Taiwan, 19% of imports
Main partners: Taiwan, China, Malaysia
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
New Zealand’s economy produced $264 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth0.5%2025 · 172nd of 186 · World Bank
Inflation2.8%2025 · 88th of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment5.1%2025 · 91st of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$22.1billion2024 · 60th of 164 · World Bank
Trade51% of GDP2024 · 131st of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$3.39billion2025 · 56th of 200 · World Bank
People
New Zealand had 5.3 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
New Zealand’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.672023 · 143rd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age37.32023 · 81st of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over18%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in New Zealand numbered 1 at the end of 2026.
Climate and hazards
New Zealand emitted 32.5 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
New Zealand’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions32Mt2024 · 72nd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person6.2t2024 · 48th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17502,012Mt2024 · 69th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress0.12023 · 145th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers New Zealand.
Sanctions
5entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 3 and UK 2
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Cyber incidents
8publicly known incidents affecting New Zealand, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
52 measures on this site have a recent figure for New Zealand.
| GDP | $264 bn | 2025 | 52nd of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $49,591 | 2025 | 23rd of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 0.5% | 2025 | 172nd of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 2.8% | 2025 | 88th of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 55% | 2025 | 90th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | −4.0% | 2025 | 136th of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | −3.0% | 2025 | 118th of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 5.1% | 2025 | 91st of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $22 bn | 2024 | 60th of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 51% | 2024 | 131st of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $3.4 bn | 2025 | 56th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 0.2% | 2022 | 156th of 175 | World Bank |
| Population | 5.3 m | 2025 | 124th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 5.2 m | 2023 | 123rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.67 | 2023 | 143rd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 37.3 | 2023 | 81st of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 82.1 | 2023 | 36th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 101 | 2025 | 171st of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 6,732 | 2025 | 120th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 1.3 | 2025 | 107th of 176 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 8 kb/d | 2025 | 77th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 160 kb/d | 2024 | 62nd of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 53rd of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 3.3 bcm | 2024 | 71st of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 44 TWh | 2024 | 58th of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 86% | 2024 | 32nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 2.7% | 2024 | 65th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 11% | 2024 | 71st of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 0.5 Mt | 2024 | 63rd of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 0.6 Mt | 2024 | 59th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.2 Mt | 2024 | 90th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 110th of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 96th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 93rd of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.13 Mt | 2024 | 30th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.18 Mt | 2024 | 28th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 32 Mt | 2024 | 72nd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 6.2 t | 2024 | 48th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 2,012 Mt | 2024 | 69th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | 31% | 2023 | 45th of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 0.1 | 2023 | 145th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 0% | 2023 | 125th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 1.1% | 2025 | 102nd of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $2.9 bn | 2025 | 55th of 150 | World Bank |
| Arms imports | 200 TIV m | 2024 | 35th of 117 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 20 TIV m | 2023 | 36th of 54 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 1 | 2026 | 64th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| Orbital launches | 17 | 2026 | 3rd of 9 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 94% | 2024 | 39th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $1.2 bn | 2024 | 61st of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 6.2% | 2024 | 86th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 5 | 2026 | 138th of 181 | US CSL |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice imports, Soybean imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit, Orbital launches
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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