New Zealand Public debt

Public debt: 19.9% of GDP (2006 est.)

Year	Public debt	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2004	$26	93		2003
2005	$22	93	-13.67 %	2004 est.
2006	$21	98	-3.62 %	2005 est.
2007	$20	99	-6.57 %	2006 est.

Definition: This entry records the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country's home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt, which reflects the foreign currency liablities of both the private and public sector and must be financed out of foreign exchange earnings.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of April 17, 2007