New Zealand: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, New Zealand's claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) rose 1.27 percentage points on 2024 (from 145.83% to 147.1%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2024), the average change was −0.57 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.99 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.5 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.72 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, New Zealand had the 5th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to New Zealand in the 2025 ranking

• Japan — 1st of 37: 220.27%
• United States — 2nd of 37: 208.11%
• Thailand — 3rd of 37: 149.92%
• Fiji — 5th of 37: 126.74%
• Chile — 6th of 37: 102.91%
• Morocco — 7th of 37: 92.15%

What this measures

Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 43.06% (2025)
• Fiji — 126.74% (2025)
• Indonesia — 38.9% (2025)
• Japan — 220.27% (2025)
• Papua New Guinea — 18.34% (2025)
• Samoa — 68.16% (2025)
• Solomon Islands — 33.28% (2025)
• Thailand — 149.92% (2025)

More financial sector data for New Zealand

• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 144.86 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.84% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 125.11 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1.7 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1.72 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.62% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 129.68% (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 640.25 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — -85.35 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is New Zealand's claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP)?

147.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2014?

It is down 4.42 percentage points from 151.52% in 2014. The highest value was 164.76% in 2020 and the lowest 144.08% in 2023.

How does New Zealand rank?

5th highest of 37 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) unusual for New Zealand?

In 2025, New Zealand's claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of GDP) rose 1.27 percentage points on 2024 (from 145.83% to 147.1%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2015 to 2024), the average change was −0.57 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FS.AST.DOMO.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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