National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 1999 in New Zealand
New Zealand: National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 1999 was 2.44 Percent per annum in 2025. ◆ Volatile
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in New Zealand, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
The most recent figure for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in New Zealand is 2.44 Percent per annum, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 120.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in New Zealand peaked at 17.2 Percent per annum in 1982 and was at its lowest, -0.3712 Percent per annum, in 1999.
New Zealand ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 1999 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.74 Percent per annum | — |
| 1971 | 11.03 Percent per annum | +63.6% |
| 1972 | 7.57 Percent per annum | -31.4% |
| 1973 | 7.54 Percent per annum | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 11.14 Percent per annum | +47.7% |
| 1975 | 15.63 Percent per annum | +40.3% |
| 1976 | 16.07 Percent per annum | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 13.18 Percent per annum | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 12.23 Percent per annum | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 12.52 Percent per annum | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 16.13 Percent per annum | +28.8% |
| 1981 | 15.25 Percent per annum | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 17.2 Percent per annum | +12.8% |
| 1983 | 8.37 Percent per annum | -51.3% |
| 1984 | 6.16 Percent per annum | -26.3% |
| 1985 | 15.37 Percent per annum | +149.4% |
| 1986 | 14.99 Percent per annum | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 16.72 Percent per annum | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 6.76 Percent per annum | -59.5% |
| 1989 | 5.31 Percent per annum | -21.5% |
| 1990 | 5.9 Percent per annum | +11.0% |
| 1991 | 2.96 Percent per annum | -49.8% |
| 1992 | 1.15 Percent per annum | -61.3% |
| 1993 | 1.27 Percent per annum | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 2.3 Percent per annum | +81.6% |
| 1995 | 4.32 Percent per annum | +87.5% |
| 1996 | 2.42 Percent per annum | -43.9% |
| 1997 | 0.9498 Percent per annum | -60.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 Percent per annum | +10.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3712 Percent per annum | -135.5% |
| 2000 | 3.72 Percent per annum | -1102.6% |
| 2001 | 2.08 Percent per annum | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 2.67 Percent per annum | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 1.97 Percent per annum | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 1.97 Percent per annum | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2.72 Percent per annum | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 2.68 Percent per annum | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.81 Percent per annum | -32.7% |
| 2008 | 1.88 Percent per annum | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 2.52 Percent per annum | +34.2% |
| 2010 | 1.84 Percent per annum | -27.2% |
| 2011 | 2.68 Percent per annum | +45.8% |
| 2012 | 1.21 Percent per annum | -54.7% |
| 2013 | 1.21 Percent per annum | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.44 Percent per annum | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 1.11 Percent per annum | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 1.35 Percent per annum | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 1.39 Percent per annum | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.18 Percent per annum | -15.3% |
| 2019 | 1.8 Percent per annum | +52.7% |
| 2020 | 2.22 Percent per annum | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 3.71 Percent per annum | +66.9% |
| 2022 | 5.99 Percent per annum | +61.5% |
| 2023 | 5.65 Percent per annum | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 3.53 Percent per annum | -37.5% |
| 2025 | 2.44 Percent per annum | -31.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.44 Percent per annum is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.64 Percent per annum, 92% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where National CPI, Growth rate: Consumer price index … items less 1999 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +1102.6% | -0.3712 Percent per annum | 3.72 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.36 Percent per annum | 6.74 Percent per annum | 16.07 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.23 Percent per annum | 5.31 Percent per annum | 17.2 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 Percent per annum | -0.3712 Percent per annum | 5.9 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.4 Percent per annum | 1.81 Percent per annum | 3.72 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.52 Percent per annum | 1.11 Percent per annum | 2.68 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.92 Percent per annum | 2.22 Percent per annum | 5.99 Percent per annum | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in New Zealand?
- National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in New Zealand was 2.44 Percent per annum in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 Percent per annum in 1982.
- What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3712 Percent per annum in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains statistics on national Consumer Price Indices for all items less food and energy (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for all items less food and energy can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).