# Government balance in New Zealand

Government balance in New Zealand was -3.9% of GDP in 2024. Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

- Indicator id: `government_deficit`
- Place id: `nz`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: General government net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) as a percentage of GDP.
- Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13) (https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/oecd
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: OECD data reuse terms: commercial reuse with attribution; dataset-specific restrictions apply
- Citation: OECD. OECD National Accounts at a Glance: net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of general government, percentage of GDP (DSD_NAAG_VI@DF_NAAG_VI, B9S13). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_NAAG_VI%40DF_NAAG_VI&df[ag]=OECD.SDD.NAD. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.html
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/government-balance/new-zealand
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=government_deficit&place=nz

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | -3.9 |
| 2023 | -3.6 |
| 2022 | -3 |
| 2021 | -4 |
| 2020 | -7.7 |
| 2019 | -0.4 |
| 2018 | 0.7 |
| 2017 | 1.5 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2015 | -0 |
| 2014 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | -0.9 |
| 2012 | -2.4 |
| 2011 | -4.3 |
| 2010 | -7.1 |
| 2009 | -3 |
| 2008 | 0.3 |
| 2007 | 4.1 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4.5 |
| 2004 | 3.8 |
| 2003 | 3.4 |
| 2002 | 3.3 |
| 2001 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | 1.6 |
| 1999 | -0.2 |
| 1998 | -0.1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | 2.3 |
| 1994 | 2.5 |
| 1993 | -0.6 |
| 1992 | -2.9 |
| 1991 | -3.4 |
| 1990 | -4.4 |
| 1989 | -3.3 |
| 1988 | -4.7 |
| 1987 | -2.2 |
| 1986 | -6.6 |