Economic Indicators for New Zealand


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Current account balance-6.73-8.77-0.78-8.77Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index136.86129.44136.8610.26
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )5.737.1717.15-0.11Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate4.765.028.994.76%
Interest rates-1.721.107.86-1.72Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt54.5751.3754.5731.94% of GDP
Human Capital Index0.780.770.780.77Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered54,348.0064,791.0070,375.0042,271.00Number
Time required to start a business0.500.5012.000.50Days
Time required to build a warehouse93.0093.0093.0093.00Days
Armed forces Personnel10,000.009,000.0012,400.008,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services24.0724.3935.7520.62Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services26.9529.6934.3922.21Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP25324725413USD Billions
GDP Growth0.632.776.39-3.94Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.662.5110.202.41Per 1,000 people
Physicians3.523.453.521.30Per 1,000 people
Labor force3,073,463.002,969,046.003,073,463.001,713,434.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.932.224.791.28Percentage (%)
Fertility rate1.661.642.581.61Total
Population6664Thousands