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New Zealand - General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 54.73

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 191 economies tracked

Latest value

54.73 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 191 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1990

0.99×

Ranking Race — General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#18#35#52#69#86#10319901995200020052010201520202025#22#982017 overtook Marshall Islands2018 overtook Guatemala
New ZealandLiechtensteinBrunei DarussalamTuvaluTurkmenistan

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #22 to #98 (overtook Marshall Islands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
2017
Overtook Marshall Islands in global rank auto
2018
Overtook Guatemala in global rank auto
2021
Fell 16 places in global rank auto

General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202516.3130.4344.5658.68

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