Industry (including construction), value added in New Zealand

New Zealand: Industry (including construction), value added was 19.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.4%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
135th
of 209 countries
All-time high
36.9%
in 1982
All-time low
18.6%
in 2021
Years of data
53
1971–2023

Industry (including construction), value added in New Zealand, 1971–2023

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 19.4% for industry (including construction), value added in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in New Zealand peaked at 36.9% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2021.

New Zealand ranks 135th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Industry (including construction), value added in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in New Zealand, 1971 to 2023.
Year % of GDP Change
1971 35.5%
1972 34.3% -3.2%
1973 33.9% -1.3%
1974 36.1% +6.6%
1975 34.4% -4.9%
1976 35.3% +2.8%
1977 35.7% +1.0%
1978 35.2% -1.4%
1979 34.6% -1.5%
1980 34.6% -0.1%
1981 36.0% +4.2%
1982 36.9% +2.5%
1983 36.0% -2.5%
1984 35.8% -0.5%
1985 33.7% -6.0%
1986 31.4% -6.8%
1987 28.8% -8.4%
1988 27.8% -3.5%
1989 27.7% -0.2%
1990 26.5% -4.2%
1991 26.0% -2.1%
1992 26.0% -0.1%
1993 26.0% +0.0%
1994 26.5% +2.2%
1995 25.7% -3.1%
1996 25.1% -2.6%
1997 24.8% -1.0%
1998 23.8% -4.0%
1999 24.1% +1.0%
2000 23.6% -1.9%
2001 23.1% -2.0%
2002 23.9% +3.2%
2003 23.3% -2.5%
2004 23.6% +1.3%
2005 23.9% +1.7%
2006 23.0% -4.0%
2007 23.0% -0.1%
2008 23.4% +2.0%
2009 21.6% -7.8%
2010 21.4% -1.0%
2011 21.1% -1.3%
2012 21.1% +0.0%
2013 20.3% -3.6%
2014 21.5% +5.5%
2015 21.2% -1.1%
2016 20.2% -4.9%
2017 20.6% +1.8%
2018 20.4% -0.7%
2019 20.4% -0.3%
2020 19.9% -2.0%
2021 18.6% -6.5%
2022 19.6% +5.3%
2023 19.4% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35.0% 33.9% 36.1% 9
1980s 32.9% 27.7% 36.9% 10
1990s 25.4% 23.8% 26.5% 10
2000s 23.2% 21.6% 23.9% 10
2010s 20.8% 20.2% 21.5% 10
2020s 19.4% 18.6% 19.9% 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 132 Costa Rica 19.9% compare
  2. 133 Estonia 19.7% compare
  3. 134 Spain 19.6% compare
  4. 136 Croatia 19.0% compare
  5. 137 Niger 18.7% compare
  6. 138 Latvia 18.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in New Zealand?
Industry (including construction), value added in New Zealand was 19.4% in 2023, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 1982.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2021.
How does New Zealand rank for industry (including construction), value added?
New Zealand ranks 135th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 11,373 data points, 1960–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.