Annual growth of GDP per employed person in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.5% for annual growth of 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, annual growth of gdp per employed person in New Zealand peaked at 3.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.1%, 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.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +150.8% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -79.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -30.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +62.5% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +136.5% |
| 2008 | -1.4% | -217.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -187.6% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -51.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +342.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -77.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -77.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +841.7% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | -161.9% |
| 2017 | -0.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -234.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -42.3% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | -480.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | -242.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -72.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -60.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +115.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5% | -33.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | -1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | -0.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | -2.1% | 3.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 144 Israel 0.7% compare
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6% compare
- 146 Sweden 0.5% compare
- 148 Bahrain 0.5% compare
- 149 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.4% 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 annual growth of gdp per employed person in New Zealand?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in New Zealand was 0.5% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.1% in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- New Zealand ranks 147th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of 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 International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).