How does New Zealand rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and?

New Zealand ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.

Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is up 7,813.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in New Zealand

Name: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in New Zealand
Creator: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
License: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)

New Zealand: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and was 4.5 Percent per annum in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

4.5 Percent per annum

Change on year

up 5,779.5%

World rank

12th

of 38 countries

All-time high

20.45 Percent per annum

in 1980

All-time low

-0.72 Percent per annum

in 2012

Years of data

1961–2025

National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in New Zealand, 1961–2025

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 4.5 Percent per annum for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5,779.5% on the previous year and up 7,813.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in New Zealand peaked at 20.45 Percent per annum in 1980 and was at its lowest, -0.72 Percent per annum, in 2012.

That places New Zealand 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 over one year, All countries, Food and in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index in New Zealand, 1961 to 2025.
Year	Percent per annum	Change
1961	0.9155 Percent per annum	—
1962	0.5897 Percent per annum	-35.6%
1963	1.89 Percent per annum	+221.2%
1964	5.73 Percent per annum	+202.6%
1965	2.85 Percent per annum	-50.3%
1966	1.76 Percent per annum	-38.2%
1967	7.24 Percent per annum	+312.0%
1968	3.11 Percent per annum	-57.0%
1969	4.86 Percent per annum	+56.2%
1970	6.54 Percent per annum	+34.6%
1971	9.12 Percent per annum	+39.4%
1972	4.77 Percent per annum	-47.7%
1973	11.23 Percent per annum	+135.3%
1974	11.53 Percent per annum	+2.7%
1975	10.59 Percent per annum	-8.2%
1976	18.55 Percent per annum	+75.2%
1977	17 Percent per annum	-8.3%
1978	10.74 Percent per annum	-36.8%
1979	17.27 Percent per annum	+60.7%
1980	20.45 Percent per annum	+18.4%
1981	16.77 Percent per annum	-18.0%
1982	12.37 Percent per annum	-26.3%
1983	4.03 Percent per annum	-67.4%
1984	5.22 Percent per annum	+29.5%
1985	14.4 Percent per annum	+175.8%
1986	10.23 Percent per annum	-29.0%
1987	11.9 Percent per annum	+16.3%
1988	5.78 Percent per annum	-51.4%
1989	9.09 Percent per annum	+57.3%
1990	7.39 Percent per annum	-18.6%
1991	0.3179 Percent per annum	-95.7%
1992	-0.1362 Percent per annum	-142.9%
1993	1.22 Percent per annum	-992.4%
1994	-0.6681 Percent per annum	-154.9%
1995	1.13 Percent per annum	-269.4%
1996	1.33 Percent per annum	+17.4%
1997	2.22 Percent per annum	+67.1%
1998	3.55 Percent per annum	+59.8%
1999	0.9135 Percent per annum	-74.2%
2000	1.09 Percent per annum	+18.9%
2001	6.67 Percent per annum	+513.8%
2002	2.91 Percent per annum	-56.3%
2003	-0.4376 Percent per annum	-115.0%
2004	0.3619 Percent per annum	-182.7%
2005	1.24 Percent per annum	+241.6%
2006	2.98 Percent per annum	+140.8%
2007	3.98 Percent per annum	+33.6%
2008	8.44 Percent per annum	+112.1%
2009	6.05 Percent per annum	-28.3%
2010	0.9506 Percent per annum	-84.3%
2011	5.2 Percent per annum	+447.0%
2012	-0.72 Percent per annum	-113.8%
2013	0.4312 Percent per annum	-159.9%
2014	0.3123 Percent per annum	-27.6%
2015	-0.0584 Percent per annum	-118.7%
2016	-0.6035 Percent per annum	+933.9%
2017	2.17 Percent per annum	-460.3%
2018	-0.2403 Percent per annum	-111.1%
2019	1.08 Percent per annum	-549.4%
2020	3.18 Percent per annum	+194.5%
2021	1.76 Percent per annum	-44.7%
2022	8.66 Percent per annum	+392.7%
2023	9.89 Percent per annum	+14.2%
2024	-0.0793 Percent per annum	-100.8%
2025	4.5 Percent per annum	-5779.5%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

New Zealand's 4.5 Percent per annum is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.96 Percent per annum, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and 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
2025	+5779.5%	-0.0793 Percent per annum	4.5 Percent per annum
1993	+992.4%	-0.1362 Percent per annum	1.22 Percent per annum
2016	-933.9%	-0.0584 Percent per annum	-0.6035 Percent per annum

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3.22 Percent per annum	0.5897 Percent per annum	7.24 Percent per annum	9
1970s	11.74 Percent per annum	4.77 Percent per annum	18.55 Percent per annum	10
1980s	11.02 Percent per annum	4.03 Percent per annum	20.45 Percent per annum	10
1990s	1.73 Percent per annum	-0.6681 Percent per annum	7.39 Percent per annum	10
2000s	3.33 Percent per annum	-0.4376 Percent per annum	8.44 Percent per annum	10
2010s	0.8526 Percent per annum	-0.72 Percent per annum	5.2 Percent per annum	10
2020s	4.65 Percent per annum	-0.0793 Percent per annum	9.89 Percent per annum	6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

9 Colombia 5.18 Percent per annum compare
10 Denmark 4.87 Percent per annum compare
11 South Africa 4.69 Percent per annum compare
13 OECD 4.44 Percent per annum compare
14 Sweden 4.26 Percent per annum compare
15 Czechia 4.25 Percent per annum compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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)

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in New Zealand?: National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in New Zealand was 4.5 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, food and recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 20.45 Percent per annum in 1980.
What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was -0.72 Percent per annum in 2012.
How does New Zealand rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and?: New Zealand ranks 12th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is up 7,813.7%. 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, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/national-cpi-growth-rate-over-one-year-all-countries-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/national-cpi-growth-rate-over-one-year-all-countries-food-and-non-alcoholic-beverages/new-zealand/">National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index
Unit: Percent per annum
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 52 places, 2,421 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This dataset contains statistics on national Consumer Price Indices for Food and non-alcoholic beverages (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for Food and non-alcoholic beverages can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).