IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked
12.56 (2025)
#n/a of 77 economies
34.4%
1.2×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #38 to #2 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for New Zealand ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Financial Assets (% of GDP), Government Net Wealth Change from Other Economic Flows (% of GDP)
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