Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on New Zealand provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
- Understand the political system in New Zealand through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in New Zealand through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in New Zealand through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in New Zealand through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
Scope
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in New Zealand, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of New Zealand's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
Reasons to buy
- What is the outlook in New Zealand in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does New Zealand perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does New Zealand perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does New Zealand perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
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Table of Contents
Overview 2
Catalyst 2
Summary 2
Key findings 2
PESTLE highlights 4
Key fundamentals 6
Key Facts and Geographic Location 13
Key facts 13
Geographical location 14
PESTLE Analysis 15
Summary 15
Political analysis 16
Overview 16
Current challenges 17
Future prospects 17
Future risks 17
Economic analysis 18
Overview 18
Current strengths 18
Current challenges 18
Future prospects 19
Future risks 19
Social analysis 21
Overview 21
Current strengths 21
Current challenges 21
Future prospects 22
Future risks 22
Technological analysis 23
Overview 23
Current strengths 23
Current challenges 23
Future prospects 24
Future risks 24
Legal analysis 26
Overview 26
Current strengths 26
Current challenges 27
Future prospects 27
Future risks 28
Environmental analysis 29
Overview 29
Current strengths 29
Current challenges 30
Future prospects 31
Future risks 31
Political Landscape 32
Summary 32
Evolution 32
Pre 1980 32
1981-2000 32
2001 onwards 32
Structure and policies 34
Key political figures 34
Structure of government 34
Key political parties 35
Composition of government 35
Key policies 36
Economic and Social 36
Foreign 36
Defense 37
Performance 37
Governance indicators 37
Outlook 38
Economic Landscape 39
Summary 39
Evolution 39
Structure and policies 41
Overview 41
Financial authorities/regulators 41
Banking 41
Insurance 42
Performance 42
GDP and growth rate 42
GDP composition by sector 43
Fiscal situation 47
International investment position 48
Unemployment 49
Outlook 50
Social Landscape 51
Summary 51
Evolution 51
Structure and policies 51
Demographic composition 51
Education 52
Healthcare services 52
Performance 53
Healthcare 53
Education 54
Outlook 54
Technological Landscape 56
Summary 56
Evolution 56
Structure and policies 56
Intellectual property 56
Research and development 57
Technology agreements/pacts 57
Performance 58
Research and development 58
Outlook 59
Legal Landscape 60
Summary 60
Evolution 60
Structure and policies 60
Judicial system 60
Corporate income tax 61
Performance 61
Effectiveness of the legal system 61
Legal indicators 62
Outlook 62
Environmental Landscape 63
Summary 63
Evolution 63
Structure and policies 63
Environmental regulations 63
Environmental actions 64
Performance 64
Environmental impact 64
Outlook 65
Appendix 66
Ask the analyst 66
About MarketLine 66
Disclaimer 66
List of Tables
Table 1: New Zealand - key fundamentals 6
Table 2: New Zealand - key facts 12
Table 3: Analysis of New Zealand’s political landscape 15
Table 4: Analysis of New Zealand’s economic landscape 17
Table 5: Analysis of New Zealand’s social landscape 20
Table 6: Analysis of New Zealand’s technology landscape 22
Table 7: Analysis of New Zealand’s legal landscape 25
Table 8: Analysis of New Zealand’s environmental landscape 28
Table 9: Mid-year population by age (as % of Population), 2016 50
Table 10: Patents received from the USPTO, 2010-15 55
List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of the New Zealand 12
Figure 2: Household debt in New Zealand 18
Figure 3: Age dependency ratio in New Zealand 20
Figure 4: Gross domestic spending on R&D - 2013 22
Figure 5: Tax subsidy rates on R&D expenditures - 2016 23
Figure 6: FDI restrictions in selected countries, 2015 25
Figure 7: Tax wedge (Single worker) - 2015 26
Figure 8: Contribution of renewables to total energy supply in New Zealand - 2015 28
Figure 9: Change in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1990 to 2014 29
Figure 10: New Zealand - key political events 31
Figure 11: New Zealand - Key political figures 32
Figure 12: New Zealand - composition of parliament 34
Figure 13: Evolution of GDP growth in New Zealand, 2004-2016f 38
Figure 14: GDP and GDP growth rate of New Zealand, 2004-20f 41
Figure 15: Sectoral composition of GDP in New Zealand, 2016 42
Figure 16: Agricultural output in New Zealand, 2010-16f 43
Figure 17: Industrial output in New Zealand, 2010-16f 44
Figure 18: Services output in New Zealand, 2010-16f 45
Figure 19: New Zealand’s external trade position, 2011-16 46
Figure 20: Consumer price index and CPI-based inflation in New Zealand, 2010-20f 47
Figure 21: Unemployment in New Zealand, 2010-20f 48
Figure 22: Healthcare expenditure in New Zealand, 2008-15 51
Figure 23: Education expenditure in New Zealand, 2010-15 52
Figure 24: Internet subscribers in New Zealand, 2010-15 56
Figure 25: Carbon dioxide emissions in New Zealand, 2006-13 63
