Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment coefficient in New Zealand

New Zealand: Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment coefficient was 0.9921 in 2026. ▬ Flat

Latest (2026)
0.9921
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.993
in 2012
All-time low
0.9675
in 1995
Years of data
38
1989–2026

Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment coefficient in New Zealand, 1989–2026

00.20.40.60.811989200720261989: 0.9791990: 0.9761991: 0.9731992: 0.9711993: 0.9691994: 0.9681995: 0.9671996: 0.9681997: 0.9691998: 0.9711999: 0.9742000: 0.9762001: 0.9782002: 0.982003: 0.9822004: 0.9832005: 0.9852006: 0.9872007: 0.9892008: 0.9912009: 0.9922010: 0.9932011: 0.9932012: 0.9932013: 0.9932014: 0.9922015: 0.9912016: 0.9912017: 0.992018: 0.9892019: 0.9892020: 0.9882021: 0.9892022: 0.9892023: 0.992024: 0.992025: 0.9912026: 0.992

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

In 2026, economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient in New Zealand stood at 0.9921.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient in New Zealand peaked at 0.993 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.9675, in 1995.

That places New Zealand 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment coefficient in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment coefficient in New Zealand, 1989 to 2026.
Year Value Change
1989 0.9788
1990 0.9759 -0.3%
1991 0.9732 -0.3%
1992 0.9708 -0.3%
1993 0.9689 -0.2%
1994 0.9678 -0.1%
1995 0.9675 -0.0%
1996 0.9681 +0.1%
1997 0.9695 +0.1%
1998 0.9714 +0.2%
1999 0.9736 +0.2%
2000 0.9756 +0.2%
2001 0.9776 +0.2%
2002 0.9796 +0.2%
2003 0.9815 +0.2%
2004 0.9835 +0.2%
2005 0.9854 +0.2%
2006 0.9873 +0.2%
2007 0.989 +0.2%
2008 0.9905 +0.2%
2009 0.9917 +0.1%
2010 0.9926 +0.1%
2011 0.993 +0.0%
2012 0.993 +0.0%
2013 0.9928 -0.0%
2014 0.9922 -0.1%
2015 0.9914 -0.1%
2016 0.9906 -0.1%
2017 0.9898 -0.1%
2018 0.9891 -0.1%
2019 0.9887 -0.0%
2020 0.9885 -0.0%
2021 0.9886 +0.0%
2022 0.989 +0.0%
2023 0.9897 +0.1%
2024 0.9904 +0.1%
2025 0.9912 +0.1%
2026 0.9921 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9788 0.9788 0.9788 1
1990s 0.9707 0.9675 0.9759 10
2000s 0.9842 0.9756 0.9917 10
2010s 0.9913 0.9887 0.993 10
2020s 0.9899 0.9885 0.9921 7

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 27 Mexico 0.9928 compare
  2. 29 Belgium 0.9847 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient in New Zealand?
Economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient in New Zealand was 0.9921 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.993 in 2012.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9675 in 1995.
How does New Zealand rank for economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient?
New Zealand ranks 28th out of 29 countries with data for 2026.
Is economic outlook no 117 — trend employment coefficient rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 117 — Trend employment coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 117 — Trend employment coefficient
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,403 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 (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP