New Zealand


The Housing Finance Sector data for New Zealand extends back to 1998. Please click on the Research Center tab above to access data for previous years not shown.

New Zealand: Statistical Data At-A-Glance
IndicatorDataYearSource
Total population4.69 million2016WDI
Urban population (% of total)86.32% of total2016WDI
GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)181,991 USD (millions)2016WEO
GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)37,293.98 USD 2016WEO
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)1.34%2016WEO
Average bank deposit rate3.23%2016IFS
Lending rate5.02%2016IFS
Owner-occupied units63.18% of total2016SNZ
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:114,579 USD (millions)2016Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)62.96%2016RBNZ
Total # of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year1,541 thousand2016RBNZ
Typical LTV at origination552016IMF
Typical pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)15.3%2009Statistics New Zealand
Funding through mortgage bonds tertiary2016Westpac
Typical number of days needed for the transfer of title1 day2016Doing Business