GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was -14.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in New Caledonia, 1966–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, gdp per capita growth in New Caledonia stood at -14.3%.
The figure is down 884.2% on the previous year and down 3,663.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in New Caledonia peaked at 32.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -15.2%, in 1973.
That places New Caledonia 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | -6.5% | — |
| 1967 | 2.4% | -137.5% |
| 1968 | 11.0% | +352.3% |
| 1969 | 12.0% | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 25.6% | +114.3% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -91.6% |
| 1972 | -1.3% | -158.8% |
| 1973 | -15.2% | +1095.0% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | -150.5% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -76.0% |
| 1976 | -1.0% | -156.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -112.8% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +6285.1% |
| 1979 | -14.6% | -272.9% |
| 1980 | -1.5% | -89.6% |
| 1981 | -8.0% | +426.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | -117.0% |
| 1983 | -3.3% | -340.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -104.1% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +1978.9% |
| 1986 | -2.6% | -194.5% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -250.6% |
| 1988 | 32.3% | +719.5% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -73.0% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -88.5% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +113.0% |
| 1992 | -2.1% | -198.1% |
| 1993 | -2.0% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -104.8% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | +3486.9% |
| 1996 | -1.8% | -153.5% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | -89.3% |
| 1998 | -5.2% | +2568.6% |
| 1999 | -1.2% | -77.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -100.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +4796.7% |
| 2019 | -1.4% | -454.1% |
| 2020 | -2.6% | +82.5% |
| 2021 | -2.5% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -214.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -35.1% |
| 2024 | -14.3% | -884.2% |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's -14.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%. (83 countries reporting)
- New Caledonia's -14.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in New Caledonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +6285.1% | 0.1% | 8.5% |
| 2018 | +4796.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1995 | +3486.9% | 0.1% | 3.4% |
| 1998 | -2568.6% | -0.2% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | +1978.9% | 0.1% | 2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | -6.5% | 12.0% | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.4% | -15.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | -8.0% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6% | -5.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -1.4% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | -2.9% | -14.3% | 2.8% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for New Caledonia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 45.87 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 156.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 725.76 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 5.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,480 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1.06 % change on previous year (2017)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2351 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2017)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,608 current US$ per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in New Caledonia?
- Gdp per capita growth in New Caledonia was -14.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.2% in 1973.
- How does New Caledonia rank for gdp per capita growth?
- New Caledonia ranks 215th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3,663.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.