Manufacturing, value added in New Zealand

New Zealand: Manufacturing, value added was -1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-1.0%
Change on year
up 48.8%
World rank
156th
of 192 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 2002
All-time low
-8.5%
in 2008
Years of data
47
1978–2024

Manufacturing, value added in New Zealand, 1978–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, manufacturing, value added in New Zealand stood at -1.0%.

The figure is up 48.8% on the previous year and down 147.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in New Zealand peaked at 8.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -8.5%, in 2008.

That places New Zealand 156th out of 192 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.

Manufacturing, value added in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth) in New Zealand, 1978 to 2024.
Year annual % growth Change
1978 -0.4%
1979 3.7% -1033.9%
1980 -1.2% -132.4%
1981 7.7% -738.1%
1982 0.9% -88.0%
1983 2.6% +183.7%
1984 8.0% +205.4%
1985 -5.1% -163.4%
1986 0.1% -102.5%
1987 -4.6% -3800.9%
1988 -0.8% -82.7%
1989 -0.8% +2.1%
1990 -3.7% +354.7%
1991 -2.5% -33.6%
1992 4.5% -281.1%
1993 6.6% +47.3%
1994 6.9% +4.0%
1995 0.6% -91.7%
1996 1.6% +179.2%
1997 0.2% -86.8%
1998 -2.7% -1413.1%
1999 4.4% -260.0%
2000 2.6% -40.8%
2001 1.3% -50.2%
2002 8.7% +573.1%
2003 2.6% -70.3%
2004 3.2% +23.5%
2005 0.9% -71.0%
2006 -3.0% -418.0%
2007 1.1% -136.1%
2008 -8.5% -897.9%
2009 -4.2% -50.8%
2010 1.9% -145.8%
2011 -0.3% -116.5%
2012 1.3% -506.8%
2013 1.0% -25.5%
2014 2.2% +125.7%
2015 2.3% +6.1%
2016 2.4% +6.6%
2017 2.1% -14.8%
2018 2.4% +15.5%
2019 -0.8% -134.3%
2020 -2.5% +198.5%
2021 3.2% -228.7%
2022 -6.0% -288.1%
2023 -2.0% -66.1%
2024 -1.0% -48.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.7% -0.4% 3.7% 2
1980s 0.7% -5.1% 8.0% 10
1990s 1.6% -3.7% 6.9% 10
2000s 0.5% -8.5% 8.7% 10
2010s 1.4% -0.8% 2.4% 10
2020s -1.7% -6.0% 3.2% 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 153 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -0.8% compare
  2. 154 Malta -0.9% compare
  3. 155 Germany -1.0% compare
  4. 157 South Africa -1.2% compare
  5. 158 Aruba -1.2% compare
  6. 159 Slovenia -1.3% compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing, value added in New Zealand?
Manufacturing, value added in New Zealand was -1.0% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was -8.5% in 2008.
How does New Zealand rank for manufacturing, value added?
New Zealand ranks 156th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 147.7%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 8,930 data points, 1961–2025
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Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.