Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand
New Zealand: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 0.47 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.47 for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand peaked at 3.03 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.13, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 147th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.99 | — |
| 2001 | 0.63 | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.58 | +150.8% |
| 2003 | 2.28 | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 0.46 | -79.8% |
| 2005 | 0.32 | -30.4% |
| 2006 | 0.52 | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 | +136.5% |
| 2008 | -1.45 | -217.9% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | -187.6% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.54 | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 2.39 | +342.6% |
| 2013 | 0.54 | -77.4% |
| 2014 | 0.12 | -77.8% |
| 2015 | 1.13 | +841.7% |
| 2016 | -0.7 | -161.9% |
| 2017 | -0.72 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.97 | -234.7% |
| 2019 | 0.56 | -42.3% |
| 2020 | -2.13 | -480.4% |
| 2021 | 3.03 | -242.3% |
| 2022 | 0.83 | -72.6% |
| 2023 | 0.33 | -60.2% |
| 2024 | 0.71 | +115.2% |
| 2025 | 0.47 | -33.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.47 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.52, 31% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.47 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 20% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +841.7% | 0.12 | 1.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.783 | -1.45 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.595 | -0.72 | 2.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.54 | -2.13 | 3.03 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 144 Israel 0.65 compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 0.57 compare
- 146 Sweden 0.48 compare
- 148 Bahrain 0.45 compare
- 149 North Korea 0.42 compare
- 150 Luxembourg 0.4 compare
More work & labour data for New Zealand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0748 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0776 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4877 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,200 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 511.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,819 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,994 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,812 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand was 0.47 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 in 2021.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.13 in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- New Zealand ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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