New Zealand business statistics

Small businesses help to drive the New Zealand economy.

Ninety-eight per cent of New Zealand businesses employ fewer than 50 people.

Thirty-five per cent of New Zealand's business units operate in the Auckland regional council area.*

Property and business services have the largest number of enterprises.

There are 277,965 non-farming enterprises.*

The manufacturing industry is the largest employer with 234,890 full-time equivalent workers.

32,150 full-time equivalent workers are employed in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.

530,535 businesses are GST registered.

*Businesses with a turnover exceeding $30,000.

(Source New Zealand Business Demographic Statistics, at February this year, Industry NZ).

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