Human development index vs gdp per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.938 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.938
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.94
in 2020
All-time low
0.811
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in New Zealand, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, human development index vs gdp per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.938.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.94 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.811, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.811 | — |
| 1991 | 0.813 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.822 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.838 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.852 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.858 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.862 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.871 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.881 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.886 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.896 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.902 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.905 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.91 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.912 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.917 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.918 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.921 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.92 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.923 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.926 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.927 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.929 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.933 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.932 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.934 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.938 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.936 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.938 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.938 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.94 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.939 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.933 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.938 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8494 | 0.811 | 0.886 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9124 | 0.896 | 0.923 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9331 | 0.926 | 0.938 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9375 | 0.933 | 0.94 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 15 United Arab Emirates 0.94 compare
- 16 Canada 0.939 compare
- 17 Liechtenstein 0.938 compare
- 17 United States of America 0.938 compare
- 20 Republic of Korea 0.937 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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -0.2907 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9403 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 46,630 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate -2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9347 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 46,352 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in New Zealand was 0.938 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2020.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.811 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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