Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in New Zealand
New Zealand: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 36 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in New Zealand, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 36 Percentage of median disposable household income for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in 2025.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in New Zealand peaked at 43 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2001 and was at its lowest, 28 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2018.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2002 | 42 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 41 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 39 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 38 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 37 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 35 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 35 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 35 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 34 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 34 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33 Percentage of median disposable household income | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 32 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 31 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 30 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 35 Percentage of median disposable household income | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 35 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 36 Percentage of median disposable household income is above the median for high income countries, which is 25 Percentage of median disposable household income, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +25.0% | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | 35 Percentage of median disposable household income |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.44 Percentage of median disposable household income | 35 Percentage of median disposable household income | 43 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.2 Percentage of median disposable household income | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.17 Percentage of median disposable household income | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | 36 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Latvia 16 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 6 Estonia 15 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 6 Ireland 40 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 7 Türkiye 0 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 7 Australia 38 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 9 Spain 32 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 10 France 29 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 11 Malta 28 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in New Zealand?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in New Zealand was 36 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 43 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2001.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.