New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: GDP growth
GDP growth over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.5% against 0.3% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
New Zealand ranks 192nd and Puerto Rico ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 7.6% | 3.6% | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 5.8% | 3.9% | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -1.0% | 3.9% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp growth, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- New Zealand, at 0.5% against 0.3% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp growth between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for gdp growth?
- New Zealand ranks 192nd and Puerto Rico ranks 194th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.