Why New Zealand
Easiest place in the world to do business1
- Least corrupt country in the world2
- Most prosperous country in Asia Pacific3
Unemployment rate5
3.4% Real gross national disposable income growth5
- 5.1% annual GDP growth5
Credit Rating Strength6
- AA+ Sovereign credit rating
- AAA Domestic Currency credit rating
- AA+ Foreign Currency credit rating
2nd of 169 countries for economic freedom4
4th best investment environment in the world3
Favourable Tax Environment
- No Stamp Duty
- No General Capital Gains Tax
- No Land Tax
- Flat 28% corporate tax rate
1 The World Bank, Doing Business 2020 – Measuring Business Regulation 2 Transparency International 2020, Corruption Perception Index, NZ ranked equal 1st ranking with Denmark 3 The Legatum Prosperity Index 2020 4 2021 Index of Economic Freedom, The Heritage Foundation (Washington, USA) 5 Statistics NZ, June Quarter 2021 6 https://debtmanagement.treasury.govt.nz/investor-resources/credit-ratings February 2021
The New Zealand economy has consistently - both pre and post pandemic - outperformed the world’s developed countries in GDP growth.
