Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a was 97.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
97.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
22nd
of 122 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2014
All-time low
97.9%
in 2024
Years of data
5
2011–2024
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a in New Zealand, 2011–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a in New Zealand stood at 97.9%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a in New Zealand peaked at 99.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 22nd of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 99.4% | — |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 97.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 97.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.8%, 1.1× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 99.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 19 Australia 98.0% compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 98.0% compare
- 21 Singapore 98.0% compare
- 23 United States of America 97.0% compare
- 24 Republic of Korea 96.9% compare
- 24 Korea 96.9% compare
More science & technology data for New Zealand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,096 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a in New Zealand?
- Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a in New Zealand was 97.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a financial institution or mobile-money-service provider, by sex (% of adults aged 15 years and older). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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