{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nz-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nz-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nz-vc-investment-total/","title":"New Zealand Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025)","description":"New Zealand's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 399.4 USD millions in 2025, +12.3% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","New Zealand","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"New Zealand","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"New Zealand Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"New Zealand"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"New Zealand (2025)","value":"399.4","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+12.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+12.3%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"New Zealand Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":60.19070399334013},{"period":"2008","value":46.46007900842186},{"period":"2009","value":21.238354744614096},{"period":"2010","value":68.01967062584143},{"period":"2011","value":28.914276044593397},{"period":"2012","value":21.712999101033226},{"period":"2013","value":44.939840765515086},{"period":"2014","value":46.290407450406235},{"period":"2015","value":38.006241391935006},{"period":"2016","value":66.27103600703086},{"period":"2017","value":154.96568788959775},{"period":"2018","value":186.81781270203783},{"period":"2019","value":73.91913036317219},{"period":"2020","value":82.48715209106261},{"period":"2021","value":268.6377139623709},{"period":"2022","value":202.38611068758888},{"period":"2023","value":236.0551045709682},{"period":"2024","value":355.62369887707337},{"period":"2025","value":399.39344982998836}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"399.4","yoyChange":"+12.3%"},{"year":"2024","value":"355.6","yoyChange":"+50.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"236.1","yoyChange":"+16.6%"},{"year":"2022","value":"202.4","yoyChange":"-24.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"268.6","yoyChange":"+225.7%"},{"year":"2020","value":"82.5","yoyChange":"+11.6%"},{"year":"2019","value":"73.9","yoyChange":"-60.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"186.8","yoyChange":"+20.6%"},{"year":"2017","value":"155.0","yoyChange":"+133.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"66.3","yoyChange":"+74.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"38.0","yoyChange":"-17.9%"},{"year":"2014","value":"46.3","yoyChange":"+3.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"44.9","yoyChange":"+107.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"21.7","yoyChange":"-24.9%"},{"year":"2011","value":"28.9","yoyChange":"-57.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"68.0","yoyChange":"+220.3%"},{"year":"2009","value":"21.2","yoyChange":"-54.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"46.5","yoyChange":"-22.8%"},{"year":"2007","value":"60.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in New Zealand from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 399.4 USD millions in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 21.2 in 2009. The latest reading of 399.4 in 2025 represents a change of +12.3%."}]}