New Zealand vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt)

New Zealand
2.19 % change on previous year
in 2022
United States
2.06 % change on previous year
in 2022
New Zealand rank
129th
United States rank
132nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States
-20-1001020182119212022

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 2.19 % change on previous year against 2.06 % change on previous year in United States, a difference of 0.13 % change on previous year.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 74 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1871 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 129th and United States ranks 132nd of 166 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and United States in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1870s 8.04 % change on previous year 4.35 % change on previous year 3.69 % change on previous year New Zealand
1880s 3.33 % change on previous year 4 % change on previous year 0.6711 % change on previous year United States
1890s 2.88 % change on previous year 3.85 % change on previous year 0.966 % change on previous year United States
1900s 4.43 % change on previous year 4.24 % change on previous year 0.1878 % change on previous year New Zealand
1910s 2.74 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year 0.4301 % change on previous year New Zealand
1920s 2.25 % change on previous year 2.95 % change on previous year 0.6949 % change on previous year United States
1930s 3.35 % change on previous year 0.4778 % change on previous year 2.87 % change on previous year New Zealand
1940s 3.19 % change on previous year 4 % change on previous year 0.8108 % change on previous year United States
1950s 4.95 % change on previous year 4.17 % change on previous year 0.7784 % change on previous year New Zealand
1960s 3.72 % change on previous year 4.43 % change on previous year 0.7058 % change on previous year United States
1970s 2 % change on previous year 3.26 % change on previous year 1.26 % change on previous year United States
1980s 1.9 % change on previous year 3.06 % change on previous year 1.17 % change on previous year United States
1990s 3.05 % change on previous year 3.19 % change on previous year 0.1446 % change on previous year United States
2000s 3.11 % change on previous year 1.82 % change on previous year 1.3 % change on previous year New Zealand
2010s 3.22 % change on previous year 2.24 % change on previous year 0.9806 % change on previous year New Zealand
2020s 2.36 % change on previous year 1.75 % change on previous year 0.6155 % change on previous year New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate, New Zealand or United States?
New Zealand, at 2.19 % change on previous year against 2.06 % change on previous year in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate between New Zealand and United States?
0.13 % change on previous year, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
152 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
New Zealand ranks 129th and United States ranks 132nd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 15,244 data points, 1821–2022
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.