Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.5% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
The figure is down 33.8% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real 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 158th of 201 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 rate of real 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% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 31% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 21% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual 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% | 0.1% | 1.1% |
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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in New Zealand was 0.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real 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 rate of real gdp per employed person?
- New Zealand ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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