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Economic indicators

	2015	2020	2025
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	178 105	212 696	252 176^c
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)	4.2	0.1	0.7^c
GDP per capita (current US$)	38 601.0	41 953.0	48 750.0^c
Economy: Agriculture^f,g (% of Gross Value Added)	4.9	6.2	5.8^c
Economy: Industry^g,h (% of Gross Value Added)	23.2	21.7	21.2^c
Economy: Services and other activity^g,i (% of GVA)	72	72.1	73^c
Employment in agriculture^j (% of employed)	6.1	6	5.6^c
Employment in industry^j (% of employed)	22	20.4	20.5^c
Employment in services^j (% employed)	71.9	73.6	73.9^c
Unemployment (% of labour force)	5.4	4.6	4.8^j
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %)	62.9 / 74.2	64.7 / 75.2	66.9 / 76.0^j
CPI: Consumer Price Index^k (2010=100)	108	116	141^e
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100)	101	103	101^c
International trade: exports (million current US$)	34 357	38 290	42 830^e
International trade: imports (million current US$)	36 528	36 546	47 574^e
International trade: balance (million current US$)	- 2 171	1 744	- 4 744^e
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	- 4 663	- 2 401	- 15 978^e

Social indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Population growth rate^a (average annual %)	2.1	1.3	0.7^b
Urban population (% of total population)	86.3	86.6^d	...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %)	1.1^l	...	...
Fertility rate, total^a (live births per woman)	2	1.6	1.6^b
Life expectancy at birth^a (females/males, years)	83.2 / 79.9	84.5 / 80.8	84.0 / 80.8^b
Population age distribution^a,m (0-14/60+ years old, %)	19.9 / 20.0	19.0 / 21.3	17.9 / 23.7^b
International migrant stock^n,o (000/% of total pop.)	1 132.2 / 24.5	1 343.9 / 26.5	1 468.0 / 28.2^e
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	1.6	2.3	4.8^e
Under five mortality rate^a (per 1000 live births)	5.1	4.4	4.6^b
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	9.3	10.1	10^p
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	3	3.4	3.6^p
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio^j (f/m per 100 pop.)	98.5 / 98.6	97.7 / 97.4	97.0 / 96.7^c
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio ^j (f/m per 100 pop.)	101.8 / 102.3	102.7 / 102.7	101.7 / 102.0^c
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio^j (f/m per 100 pop.)	138.8 / 123.9	144.9 / 129.0	138.6 / 120.4^c
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	1	1	1.5^p
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	31.4	40.8^q	45.5^q

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2015	2020	2025
Individuals using the Internet^j (per 100 inhabitants)	85.2	95.2	96.2^c
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	1.2	1.4^r,d	1.5^s
Threatened species (number)	197	261	294^e
Forested area (% of land area)	37.4	37.6	37.7^p
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	32.3 / 7.0	30.8 / 6.1	28.0 / 5.5^p
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	790	728	687^p
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	209	184	174^p
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	3 039	948	1 389^p
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	46.2	46.2	46.2^e
Net Official Development Assist. disbursed^t (% of GNI)	0.37	0.34	0.4^c

Footnotes

a		For statistical purposes, the data for New Zealand do not include Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau.
b		Projected est. (medium fertility variant).
c		2023
d		2019
e		2024
f		Exc. irrigation canals and landscaping care.
g		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
h		Exc. publishing activities. Inc. irrigation canals.
i		Inc. publishing activities and landscape care. Exc. repair of personal and household goods.
j		Estimate.
k		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division from national indices.
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		Calculated by the UN Statistics Division.
n		For statistical purposes, the foreign-born population includes persons born in Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau.
o		Including refugees.
p		2022
q		Data at 1 January of the reporting year.
r		Provisional data.
s		2021
t		Development Assistance Committee member (OECD).