How much do we invest, and who invests here?
Investment as a share of GDP
All investment
After depreciation (net investment)
Against other countries
| 2023, % of GDP | All investment | By businesses | After depreciation |
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What we invest in
| Asset | $m, year to March 2026 | Share | Share, 2000 |
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Foreign direct investment
Direct investment positions, 2024, % of GDP
| Foreign investment in the country | The country's investment abroad |
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New Zealand since 2005
Who invests here, and in what
By investing country, 2024
By industry, 2024
Stock of foreign direct investment in New Zealand, NZ$ million. Countries are the immediate investor, so money routed through Singapore, the Netherlands or Hong Kong may come from elsewhere.
About these numbers
Investment is gross fixed capital formation: spending on new buildings, roads and other construction, machinery, vehicles, software and research. Net investment subtracts depreciation, the wearing out of existing capital, so it's what actually adds to the stock. A fast-growing population needs more net investment just to keep capital per worker steady.
By businesses is investment by corporations. The comparison group is the other countries that joined the OECD before 1975.
Foreign direct investment is a stake of 10% or more in a business. Positions are the value of those stakes at the end of each year. Portfolio investment (smaller shareholdings, bonds) isn't included.
Sources: OECD national accounts at a glance and FDI statistics (2026-11-12); Stats NZ GDP, expenditure measure.