Economic Outlook No 116 — Employment coefficient in New Zealand

New Zealand: Economic Outlook No 116 — Employment coefficient was 0.9937 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
0.9937
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
22nd
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.9992
in 1999
All-time low
0.7958
in 1985
Years of data
42
1985–2026

Economic Outlook No 116 — Employment coefficient in New Zealand, 1985–2026

00.20.40.60.811985200520261985: 0.7961986: 0.7961987: 0.7961988: 0.7961989: 0.9961990: 0.9671991: 0.9951992: 0.9641993: 0.9541994: 0.9621995: 0.9551996: 0.9571997: 0.9531998: 0.9841999: 0.9992000: 0.9782001: 0.9792002: 0.9772003: 0.9792004: 0.9762005: 0.9892006: 0.9882007: 0.9812008: 0.9972009: 0.9962010: 0.9962011: 0.9972012: 0.9922013: 0.9962014: 0.9952015: 0.9942016: 0.9852017: 0.9912018: 0.9862019: 0.9832020: 0.9882021: 0.9792022: 0.9892023: 0.9912024: 0.9942025: 0.9942026: 0.994

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

In 2026, economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient in New Zealand stood at 0.9937.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient in New Zealand peaked at 0.9992 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7958, in 1985.

New Zealand ranks 22nd of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 116 — Employment coefficient in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 116 — Employment coefficient in New Zealand, 1985 to 2026.
Year Value Change
1985 0.7958
1986 0.7958 +0.0%
1987 0.7958 +0.0%
1988 0.7958 +0.0%
1989 0.996 +25.2%
1990 0.9672 -2.9%
1991 0.9945 +2.8%
1992 0.9638 -3.1%
1993 0.954 -1.0%
1994 0.9621 +0.9%
1995 0.9551 -0.7%
1996 0.9572 +0.2%
1997 0.9528 -0.5%
1998 0.9836 +3.2%
1999 0.9992 +1.6%
2000 0.9783 -2.1%
2001 0.9792 +0.1%
2002 0.9767 -0.3%
2003 0.979 +0.2%
2004 0.9759 -0.3%
2005 0.9888 +1.3%
2006 0.9876 -0.1%
2007 0.9813 -0.6%
2008 0.9974 +1.6%
2009 0.9957 -0.2%
2010 0.9963 +0.1%
2011 0.9969 +0.1%
2012 0.9922 -0.5%
2013 0.9958 +0.4%
2014 0.9951 -0.1%
2015 0.9944 -0.1%
2016 0.9847 -1.0%
2017 0.9912 +0.7%
2018 0.9858 -0.5%
2019 0.9833 -0.3%
2020 0.9884 +0.5%
2021 0.9795 -0.9%
2022 0.9893 +1.0%
2023 0.9912 +0.2%
2024 0.9939 +0.3%
2025 0.9937 -0.0%
2026 0.9937 -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8358 0.7958 0.996 5
1990s 0.969 0.9528 0.9992 10
2000s 0.984 0.9759 0.9974 10
2010s 0.9916 0.9833 0.9969 10
2020s 0.99 0.9795 0.9939 7

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 19 Spain 1.01 compare
  2. 20 Japan 1 compare
  3. 21 Ireland 0.9996 compare
  4. 23 Mexico 0.9931 compare
  5. 24 Belgium 0.9846 compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient in New Zealand?
Economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient in New Zealand was 0.9937 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9992 in 1999.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7958 in 1985.
How does New Zealand rank for economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient?
New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 24 countries with data for 2026.
Is economic outlook no 116 — employment coefficient rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 116 — Employment coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 116 — Employment coefficient
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
33 places, 1,198 data points, 1985–2026
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 116 (Edition 2024/2) EO116 Database documentation EO116 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org