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2009 Country statistical profile: New Zealand 2009

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Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2009

 Country statistical profile: New Zealand 2009
 
 
 
Unit
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
 
Gross domestic product
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Bln USD curr. PPPs
80.2
 
84.7
 
89.2
 
93.1
 
98.5
 
102.2
 
108.6
 
114.8
 
 
GDP per capita
USD current PPPs
20 771
 
21 792
 
22 622
 
23 223
 
24 256
 
24 916
 
26 212
 
27 431
 
 
Gross national income (GNI) per capita
USD current PPPs
19 415
 
20 553
 
21 405
 
22 005
 
22 717
 
23 128
 
24 332
 
..
 
 
Economic growth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real GDP growth
Annual growth %
2.4
 
3.8
 
5.1
 
3.5
 
4.0
 
2.7
 
1.6
 
3.0
 
 
Net saving rate in household disposable income
%
-3.8
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Gross fixed capital formation
% of GDP
20.4
 
20.8
 
21.4
 
22.6
 
23.4
 
24.1
 
23.0
 
22.9
 
 
GDP per hour worked
Annual growth %
1.1
 
1.9
 
2.1
 
1.5
 
-0.1
 
0.8
 
0.7
 
2.0
 
 
GDP deflator
Annual growth %
3.2
 
3.6
 
0.0
 
3.1
 
2.6
 
2.4
 
3.8
 
4.3
 
 
Economic structure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real value added: agriculture, forestry, fishing
Annual growth %
2.7
 
1.7
 
-0.3
 
4.6
 
2.6
 
4.7
 
0.4
 
..
 
 
Real value added: industry
Annual growth %
0.6
 
1.1
 
9.3
 
2.9
 
3.7
 
-1.0
 
-1.8
 
..
 
 
Real value added: services
Annual growth %
3.1
 
5.2
 
4.1
 
3.3
 
4.2
 
3.8
 
3.0
 
..
 
 
Government deficits and debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Government deficit
% of GDP
1.6
 
2.1
 
3.2
 
3.8
 
4.3
 
4.5
 
3.7
 
3.7
 
 
General government debt
% of GDP
37.4
 
35.4
 
33.5
 
31.4
 
28.6
 
27.5
 
27.1
 
25.3
 
 
Expenditure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Public expenditure on health
% of GDP
6.0
 
6.0
 
6.4
 
6.3
 
 |
6.6
 
6.9
 
7.3
 
..
 
 
Total expenditure on health
% of GDP
7.7
 
7.8
 
8.2
 
8.0
 
 |
8.5
 
8.9
 
9.3
 
..
 
 
Public social expenditure
% of GDP
19.4
 
18.6
 
18.7
 
18.2
 
18.0
 
18.5
 
..
 
..
 
 
Public pension expenditures
% of GDP
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
3.7
 
..
 
 
Private pension expenditures
% of GDP
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
1.5
 
1.3
 
 
Net official development assistance (Aid)
% of GNI
0.25
 
0.25
 
0.22
 
0.23
 
0.23
 
0.27
 
0.27
 
0.27
 
 
Taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total tax revenue
% of GDP
33.6
 
33.0
 
34.4
 
34.2
 
35.3
 
37.5
 
36.7
 
36.0
 
 
Taxes on income and profits
% of GDP
20.2
 
19.5
 
20.5
 
20.4
 
21.6
 
23.6
 
22.8
 
22.3
 
 
Taxes on goods and services
% of GDP
11.7
 
11.8
 
12.1
 
12.1
 
11.9
 
12.0
 
12.0
 
11.7
 
 
Taxes on the average worker
% of labour cost
19.4
 
19.4
 
19.5
 
19.7
 
20.0
 
20.4
 
21.1
 
21.5
 
 
Trade
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade in goods and services
% of GDP
34.7
 
33.9
 
31.6
 
28.9
 
29.5
 
29.1
 
29.8
 
29.0
 
 
Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods
Bln USD
-1.2
 
-0.0
 
-1.2
 
-2.0
 
-2.8
 
-4.5
 
-4.0
 
-4.0
 
 
Imports of goods
Bln USD
13.9
 
13.3
 
15.0
 
18.6
 
23.2
 
26.2
 
26.4
 
30.9
 
 
Exports of goods
Bln USD
12.7
 
13.3
 
13.8
 
16.5
 
20.3
 
21.7
 
22.4
 
26.9
 
 
Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services
Bln USD
-0.1
 
0.1
 
0.6
 
1.1
 
0.9
 
0.3
 
0.2
 
0.2
 
 
Imports of services
Bln USD
4.5
 
4.3
 
4.8
 
5.7
 
7.2
 
8.3
 
7.9
 
9.1
 
 
Exports of services
Bln USD
4.4
 
4.4
 
5.4
 
6.8
 
8.1
 
8.6
 
8.1
 
9.3
 
 
Current account balance of payments
% of GDP
-5.2
 
-2.7
 
-3.8
 
-4.2
 
-6.3
 
-8.5
 
-8.6
 
-8.1
 
 
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outward FDI stocks
Mln USD
6 065
 
..
 
..
 
11 966
 
13 885
 
11 375
 
12 382
 
..
 
 
Inward FDI stocks
Mln USD
28 070
 
..
 
..
 
44 606
 
52 573
 
52 190
 
63 358
 
..
 
 
Inflows of foreign direct investment
Mln USD
1 344
 
-113
 
1 658
 
2 441
 
2 525
 
1 489
 
8 016
 
2 871
 
 
Outflows of foreign direct investment
Mln USD
609
 
-1 082
 
372
 
879
 
-523
 
-1 665
 
374
 
2 810
 
 
Prices and interest rates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): all items
2000 = 100
100.0
 
102.6
 
105.4
 
107.2
 
109.7
 
113.0
 
116.8
 
119.6
 
 
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): food
2000 = 100
100.0
 
106.8
 
109.9
 
109.3
 
109.7
 
111.0
 
114.3
 
118.9
 
 
Consumer Price Indices (CPI): energy
2000 = 100
100.0
 
99.1
 
100.5
 
104.6
 
115.1
 
127.1
 
143.0
 
146.6
 
 
Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing
2000 = 100
100.0
 
104.8
 
105.1
 
103.5
 
105.5
 
109.3
 
114.2
 
117.9
 
 
Long-term interest rates
%
6.85
 
6.39
 
6.53
 
5.87
 
6.07
 
5.88
 
5.78
 
6.26
 
 
Purchasing power and exchange rates
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchasing power parities
ISK per USD
1.45
 
1.47
 
1.47
 
1.50
 
1.51
 
1.54
 
1.52
 
1.55
 
 
Exchange rates
ISK per USD
2.20
 
2.38
 
2.16
 
1.72
 
1.51
 
1.42
 
1.54
 
1.36
 
 
Indices of price levels
OECD = 100
70
 
69
 
75
 
89
 
98
 
106
 
98
 
108
 
 
Energy supply and prices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total primary energy supply (TPES)
Mtoe
18.1
 
18.2
 
17.8
 
17.3
 
17.6
 
17.3
 
17.5
 
18.2
 
 
Total primary energy supply per capita
Toe per capita
4.69
 
4.69
 
4.50
 
4.31
 
4.33
 
4.22
 
4.23
 
4.36
 
 
TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs
Toe per '000 USD
0.23
 
0.22
 
0.20
 
0.19
 
0.19
 
0.18
 
0.18
 
0.18
 
 
Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply
%
31.5
 
29.5
 
28.6
 
28.3
 
30.1
 
30.4
 
30.0
 
31.0
 
 
Crude oil import prices
USD per barrel
29.95
 
26.14
 
25.89
 
31.00
 
41.71
 
56.07
 
67.36
 
73.84
 
 
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation
%
19.7
 
17.1
 
15.2
 
15.0
 
14.3
 
14.2
 
14.7
 
..
 
 
ICT-related occupations: total employment
%
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Households with access to the Internet
%
..
 
37.4
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
64.5
 
..
 
 
Environment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Water abstractions
Mln m3
2 512
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
3 926
 
..
 
 
Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports
'000 tonnes
536
 
501
 
512
 
688
 
633
 
633
 
442
 
..
 
 
Aquaculture
'000 tonnes
87
 
76
 
76
 
87
 
94
 
105
 
108
 
..
 
 
Municipal waste total
'000 tonnes
1 540
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Municipal waste per capita
Kg
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion
Mln tonnes
32
 
34
 
35
 
36
 
36
 
36
 
37
 
..
 
 
Education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
University level: graduation rates in peer age group
%
50
 
51
 
46
 
49
 
50
 
51
 
52
 
..
 
 
Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64
%
29.2
 
29.3
 
30.8
 
32.3
 
35.6
 
39.4
 
38.3
 
..
 
 
Employment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employment rate in population aged 15-24
%
54.6
 
55.8
 
56.6
 
56.3
 
56.8
 
56.9
 
58.8
 
58.7
 
 
Employment rate in population aged 25-54
%
78.6
 
79.3
 
79.6
 
79.8
 
80.8
 
82.0
 
82.1
 
82.2
 
 
Employment rate in population aged 55-64
%
57.2
 
60.7
 
63.4
 
64.3
 
67.2
 
69.7
 
70.4
 
72.0
 
 
Incidence of part-time employment
%
22.2
 
22.4
 
22.6
 
22.3
 
22.0
 
21.7
 
21.3
 
22.0
 
 
Self-employment rate: total civilian employment
%
20.7
 
19.9
 
19.4
 
19.4
 
19.2
 
18.5
 
17.7
 
17.3
 
 
Self-employment rate, men: male civilian employment
%
25.9
 
24.9
 
24.5
 
24.6
 
24.0
 
23.0
 
22.0
 
21.2
 
 
Self-employment rate, women: female civilian employment
%
14.7
 
14.0
 
13.3
 
13.2
 
13.6
 
13.4
 
12.5
 
12.7
 
 
Unemployment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unemployment rate: total civilian labour force
%
6.0
 
5.3
 
5.2
 
4.6
 
3.9
 
3.7
 
3.8
 
3.6
 
 
Unemployment rate, men: male civilian labour force
%
6.1
 
5.3
 
5.0
 
4.3
 
3.5
 
3.4
 
3.5
 
3.3
 
 
Unemployment rate, women: female civilian labour force
%
5.8
 
5.3
 
5.3
 
5.0
 
4.4
 
4.0
 
4.1
 
3.9
 
 
Long-term unemployment: total unemployed
%
19.3
 
16.7
 
14.5
 
13.5
 
11.7
 
9.4
 
7.1
 
5.7
 
 
Labour compensation and hours worked
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Labour compensation per hour, total economy
USD
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Average time worked per person in employment
Hours per year
1 830
 
1 817
 
1 817
 
1 813
 
1 827
 
1 810
 
1 787
 
1 771
 
 
Research and Development (R&D)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D
% of GDP
..
 
1.14
 
 |
..
 
1.19
 
..
 
1.16
 
..
 
..
 
 
Researchers: full-time equivalent
Per '000 employed
..
 
9.1
 
 |
..
 
10.4
 
..
 
10.5
 
..
 
..
 
 
Population
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total population
'000 persons
3 858
 
3 881
 
3 949
 
4 027
 
4 088
 
4 134
 
4 185
 
4 228
 
 
Population growth rates
%
0.6
 
0.6
 
1.8
 
2.0
 
1.5
 
1.1
 
1.2
 
1.0
 
 
Total fertility rates
Children
2.0
 
2.0
 
1.9
 
1.9
 
2.0
 
2.0
 
2.0
 
..
 
 
Ratio of population aged 65 and over to total
%
11.8
 
11.9
 
11.8
 
11.8
 
11.9
 
12.0
 
12.2
 
12.5
 
 
International migration
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net migration rate
Per '000 inhabitants
-2.9
 
2.5
 
9.7
 
8.7
 
3.7
 
1.7
 
3.6
 
1.4
 
 
Foreign-born population
% of population
17.2
 
18.0
 
18.7
 
19.2
 
19.6
 
20.5
 
21.2
 
..
 
 
Foreign population
% of population
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Unemployment rate of native-born men
% of labour force
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Unemployment rate of foreign-born men
% of labour force
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Unemployment rate of native-born women
% of labour force
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Unemployment rate of foreign-born women
% of labour force
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Health
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Life expectancy at birth
Years
78.4
 
78.7
 
79.0
 
79.2
 
79.6
 
79.9
 
80.2
 
..
 
 
Life expectancy at birth: men
Years
75.9
 
76.3
 
76.7
 
77.0
 
77.5
 
77.9
 
78.1
 
..
 
 
Life expectancy at birth: women
Years
80.8
 
81.1
 
81.2
 
81.3
 
81.7
 
81.9
 
82.2
 
..
 
 
Infant mortality
Per '000
6.3
 
5.6
 
6.2
 
5.4
 
5.9
 
5.0
 
5.2
 
..
 
 
Society
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Suicide rates
Per 100 000 persons
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
12.0
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Household expenditure on recreation and culture
% of GDP
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
 
Number of tourists
'000
1 787
 
1 909
 
2 045
 
2 104
 
2 334
 
2 366
 
2 409
 
2 455
 
 
Road fatalities
Per mln inhabitants
121
 
118
 
103
 
115
 
107
 
99
 
95
 
100
 
Note:  e: Estimated value Last updated 6 April 2009
Estimated value
Source: For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2009 (www.SourceOECD.org/factbook)
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