Is New Zealand a developed country?

New Zealand is a relatively new immigrant country. Compared with the United States, Canada, Australia and other traditional established immigrant countries, many China people do not have a clear impression of New Zealand. In particular, New Zealand is far from China and geographically isolated in a corner of the globe. So many friends are asking, what is New Zealand like? Is it a developed country?

New Zealand belongs to a developed country.

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Definition of developed countries

Developed countries (also known as developed countries) refer to countries with high economic development level, advanced technology and high living standards, also known as industrialized countries and countries with highly developed economies. According to its definition, developed countries have the following characteristics:

The productivity level is highly developed, the gross national product and per capita GDP are much higher than other countries, and the industrial structure is advanced. The proportion of tertiary industry in the national economic structure is generally greater than 60%

The economic operation mechanism is relatively mature, the market mechanism and system are sound, and there is a relatively perfect macro-control system.

State monopoly capitalism is highly developed and plays an important role in social and economic life. The social security system is relatively perfect and the level of security is relatively high.

The degree of economic internationalization is high, the dependence on foreign trade is much higher than that of developing countries, foreign trade accounts for a large share of the total world trade, financial markets are highly internationalized, and multinational companies are highly developed.

There are many developed countries in the world, most of which are concentrated in Europe where the population is concentrated and the capitalist system has a long history. In addition, the familiar countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and Japan are also developed countries.

New Zealand is a developed country.

After many friends came to New Zealand, they felt that the urban construction in New Zealand was relatively "rural", the city scale was small, and most businesses were in a state of "small business". Not to mention that compared with the United States and Europe, and even compared with Chinese mainland, they all feel "unable to catch up". So many China friends will think, Is New Zealand really a developed country? The answer is yes, New Zealand is a developed capitalist country, because New Zealand meets all the characteristics of the above four "developed countries".

New Zealand has relatively active economy, peaceful life, stable political situation, perfect social welfare, simple and friendly interpersonal relationship and high national soft power. Especially in the 1970s and 1980s, New Zealand's comprehensive national strength (except military strength) was very high. However, in 1990s and 2 1 century, the pace of New Zealand was a bit "behind" the rapid development of the world and gradually declined. However, "the thin camel is bigger than the horse", the foundation laid twenty or thirty years ago, still makes New Zealand rank among the developed countries.