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New Zealand General government gross debt (Stats GFS, NZD mn, June year)

AnnualNominalCode NZ.GGDEBT.A.NOM

Latest257,335 NZD million2024
Previous234,171 NZD million2023
Year ago234,171 NZD million2023

New Zealand General government gross debt (Stats GFS, NZD mn, June year) was 257,335 NZD million in 2024, up 9.9% from 2023.

That is the highest reading since the series began in 2009.

New Zealand General government gross debt (Stats GFS, NZD mn, June year) (NZD million), 2009 – 202450k100k150k200k250k20102012201420162018202020222024Robomacro
New Zealand General government gross debt (Stats GFS, NZD mn, June year) (NZD million), 2009 – 2024. Source: Stats NZ.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
2024257,335 NZD million
2023234,171 NZD million
2022231,350 NZD million
2021205,128 NZD million
2020169,892 NZD million
2019123,825 NZD million
2018127,985 NZD million
2017128,582 NZD million
2016126,589 NZD million
2015121,527 NZD million
2014118,930 NZD million
2013118,913 NZD million
2012122,690 NZD million
2011111,980 NZD million
201079,390 NZD million
200968,788 NZD million

Last 16 observations. The full history (16 observations) is available through the API.

Get New Zealand General government gross debt (Stats GFS, NZD mn, June year) in your code or spreadsheet

One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.

curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NZ.GGDEBT.A.NOM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/NZ.GGDEBT.A.NOM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observation2024
First observation2009
Observations16
FrequencyAnnual
UnitsNZD million
AdjustmentNominal
10-year high257,335 NZD million (2024)
10-year low118,930 NZD million (2014)
10-year average167,756 NZD million
Source agencyStats NZ
Makrognosis codeNZ.GGDEBT.A.NOM

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FAQ

What is the current general government gross debt (Stats GFS, NZD mn, June year) in New Zealand?
The latest reading is 257,335 NZD million for 2024, published by Stats NZ.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Stats NZ and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code NZ.GGDEBT.A.NOM.

Last updated 2026-07-12. Source: Stats NZ. Original title: “New Zealand general government gross debt (Stats NZ GFS, NZD mn, June year)”.