Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in New Zealand, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in New Zealand is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 95.8%, in 2005.
New Zealand ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.8% | — |
| 2005 | 95.8% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.6%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5%, 9.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 95.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
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- 1 Argentina 100.0% compare
- 1 Australia 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Georgia 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Italy 100.0% compare
- 1 South Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 North Macedonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Norway 100.0% compare
- 1 Peru 100.0% compare
- 1 Poland 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 Serbia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Taiwan 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 20.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,770 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in New Zealand?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in New Zealand was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.8% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.