Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in New Zealand
New Zealand: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was -1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in New Zealand, 1971–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2024, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in New Zealand stood at -1.7%.
That represents a change of down 41.4% on the previous year and down 208.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in New Zealand peaked at 6.4% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -7.0%, in 1991.
New Zealand ranks 160th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -1.0% | — |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -596.6% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +22.6% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -70.6% |
| 1975 | -2.7% | -242.2% |
| 1976 | -4.1% | +55.5% |
| 1977 | -3.5% | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 1.8% | -149.4% |
| 1979 | -0.1% | -104.6% |
| 1980 | -0.4% | +353.7% |
| 1981 | 1.7% | -552.8% |
| 1982 | -2.4% | -242.3% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | -171.8% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +76.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -75.1% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | +458.0% |
| 1987 | 2.0% | -52.8% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | +38.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6% | -78.0% |
| 1990 | -0.4% | -161.4% |
| 1991 | -7.0% | +1803.1% |
| 1992 | -0.7% | -90.3% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | -465.0% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +103.6% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | -47.6% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +27.9% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -58.5% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +36.5% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -67.5% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +156.6% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | +50.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +30.2% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | -52.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +74.2% |
| 2008 | -1.6% | -157.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -131.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +104.3% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +118.2% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -26.7% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +75.3% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -47.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +33.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +93.2% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -34.3% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -58.9% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | -277.1% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -396.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -40.6% |
| 2023 | -1.2% | -135.5% |
| 2024 | -1.7% | +41.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's -1.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's -1.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.7%. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1803.1% | -0.4% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4% | -4.1% | 6.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -2.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -7.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -1.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -1.9% | 5.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 157 Saudi Arabia -1.2% compare
- 158 Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.3% compare
- 159 Northern Mariana Islands -1.4% compare
- 161 Namibia -2.4% compare
- 162 Brunei Darussalam -2.5% compare
- 163 Yemen -2.7% compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in New Zealand?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in New Zealand was -1.7% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1973.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.0% in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- New Zealand ranks 160th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 208.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.