Gross domestic product (GDP) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 121.63 billion current GBP in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP) in New Zealand, 1870–2014
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current GBP.
Analysis
In 2014, gross domestic product (gdp) in New Zealand stood at 121.63 billion current GBP.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 114.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp) in New Zealand peaked at 121.98 billion current GBP in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.81 million current GBP, in 1871.
That places New Zealand 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | current GBP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 16.12 million current GBP | — |
| 1871 | 15.81 million current GBP | -1.9% |
| 1872 | 17.08 million current GBP | +8.1% |
| 1873 | 21.01 million current GBP | +23.0% |
| 1874 | 25.12 million current GBP | +19.6% |
| 1875 | 27.12 million current GBP | +7.9% |
| 1876 | 27.84 million current GBP | +2.7% |
| 1877 | 28.95 million current GBP | +4.0% |
| 1878 | 33.30 million current GBP | +15.0% |
| 1879 | 33.26 million current GBP | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 29.89 million current GBP | -10.1% |
| 1881 | 30.68 million current GBP | +2.7% |
| 1882 | 30.97 million current GBP | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 30.78 million current GBP | -0.6% |
| 1884 | 29.98 million current GBP | -2.6% |
| 1885 | 30.73 million current GBP | +2.5% |
| 1886 | 29.04 million current GBP | -5.5% |
| 1887 | 29.04 million current GBP | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 29.09 million current GBP | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 29.55 million current GBP | +1.6% |
| 1890 | 32.32 million current GBP | +9.4% |
| 1891 | 31.91 million current GBP | -1.3% |
| 1892 | 32.00 million current GBP | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 32.58 million current GBP | +1.8% |
| 1894 | 31.72 million current GBP | -2.7% |
| 1895 | 30.44 million current GBP | -4.0% |
| 1896 | 31.55 million current GBP | +3.6% |
| 1897 | 34.63 million current GBP | +9.8% |
| 1898 | 34.72 million current GBP | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 35.54 million current GBP | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 37.78 million current GBP | +6.3% |
| 1901 | 41.12 million current GBP | +8.9% |
| 1902 | 40.45 million current GBP | -1.6% |
| 1903 | 44.59 million current GBP | +10.2% |
| 1904 | 47.98 million current GBP | +7.6% |
| 1905 | 49.28 million current GBP | +2.7% |
| 1906 | 56.43 million current GBP | +14.5% |
| 1907 | 64.30 million current GBP | +13.9% |
| 1908 | 68.82 million current GBP | +7.0% |
| 1909 | 64.06 million current GBP | -6.9% |
| 1910 | 66.46 million current GBP | +3.8% |
| 1911 | 76.06 million current GBP | +14.4% |
| 1912 | 79.46 million current GBP | +4.5% |
| 1913 | 80.35 million current GBP | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 83.91 million current GBP | +4.4% |
| 1915 | 94.33 million current GBP | +12.4% |
| 1916 | 106.67 million current GBP | +13.1% |
| 1917 | 110.72 million current GBP | +3.8% |
| 1918 | 117.48 million current GBP | +6.1% |
| 1919 | 127.85 million current GBP | +8.8% |
| 1920 | 151.53 million current GBP | +18.5% |
| 1921 | 175.06 million current GBP | +15.5% |
| 1922 | 160.67 million current GBP | -8.2% |
| 1923 | 140.53 million current GBP | -12.5% |
| 1924 | 151.17 million current GBP | +7.6% |
| 1925 | 159.56 million current GBP | +5.6% |
| 1926 | 163.15 million current GBP | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 149.26 million current GBP | -8.5% |
| 1928 | 146.12 million current GBP | -2.1% |
| 1929 | 160.88 million current GBP | +10.1% |
| 1930 | 156.49 million current GBP | -2.7% |
| 1931 | 132.89 million current GBP | -15.1% |
| 1932 | 110.07 million current GBP | -17.2% |
| 1933 | 91.78 million current GBP | -16.6% |
| 1934 | 102.23 million current GBP | +11.4% |
| 1935 | 108.98 million current GBP | +6.6% |
| 1936 | 125.76 million current GBP | +15.4% |
| 1937 | 155.78 million current GBP | +23.9% |
| 1938 | 171.39 million current GBP | +10.0% |
| 1939 | 187.08 million current GBP | +9.2% |
| 1940 | 201.12 million current GBP | +7.5% |
| 1941 | 216.85 million current GBP | +7.8% |
| 1942 | 234.55 million current GBP | +8.2% |
| 1943 | 271.24 million current GBP | +15.6% |
| 1944 | 303.42 million current GBP | +11.9% |
| 1945 | 306.85 million current GBP | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 322.06 million current GBP | +5.0% |
| 1947 | 342.96 million current GBP | +6.5% |
| 1948 | 422.67 million current GBP | +23.2% |
| 1949 | 490.12 million current GBP | +16.0% |
| 1950 | 547.97 million current GBP | +11.8% |
| 1951 | 696.78 million current GBP | +27.2% |
| 1952 | 722.04 million current GBP | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 756.34 million current GBP | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 836.54 million current GBP | +10.6% |
| 1955 | 929.42 million current GBP | +11.1% |
| 1956 | 979.64 million current GBP | +5.4% |
| 1957 | 1.03 billion current GBP | +5.0% |
| 1958 | 1.10 billion current GBP | +7.1% |
| 1959 | 1.15 billion current GBP | +4.3% |
| 1960 | 1.23 billion current GBP | +6.9% |
| 1961 | 1.33 billion current GBP | +8.3% |
| 1962 | 1.38 billion current GBP | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 1.48 billion current GBP | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 1.62 billion current GBP | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 2.02 billion current GBP | +24.6% |
| 1966 | 2.09 billion current GBP | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 2.16 billion current GBP | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 2.16 billion current GBP | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.40 billion current GBP | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 2.39 billion current GBP | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 3.25 billion current GBP | +36.1% |
| 1972 | 3.83 billion current GBP | +17.8% |
| 1973 | 5.23 billion current GBP | +36.4% |
| 1974 | 5.96 billion current GBP | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 5.81 billion current GBP | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 7.57 billion current GBP | +30.2% |
| 1977 | 8.85 billion current GBP | +17.0% |
| 1978 | 9.66 billion current GBP | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 9.79 billion current GBP | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 10.00 billion current GBP | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 12.15 billion current GBP | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 13.83 billion current GBP | +13.8% |
| 1983 | 16.04 billion current GBP | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 16.29 billion current GBP | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 19.23 billion current GBP | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 20.88 billion current GBP | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 24.71 billion current GBP | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 25.40 billion current GBP | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 26.84 billion current GBP | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 25.62 billion current GBP | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 24.24 billion current GBP | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 23.73 billion current GBP | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 31.19 billion current GBP | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 36.14 billion current GBP | +15.9% |
| 1995 | 40.50 billion current GBP | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 44.96 billion current GBP | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 40.36 billion current GBP | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 33.95 billion current GBP | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 36.32 billion current GBP | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 34.78 billion current GBP | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 37.42 billion current GBP | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 44.46 billion current GBP | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 54.05 billion current GBP | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 56.75 billion current GBP | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 63.10 billion current GBP | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 60.66 billion current GBP | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 68.63 billion current GBP | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 72.50 billion current GBP | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 77.89 billion current GBP | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 94.87 billion current GBP | +21.8% |
| 2011 | 105.14 billion current GBP | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 111.81 billion current GBP | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 121.98 billion current GBP | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 121.63 billion current GBP | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 24.56 million current GBP | 15.81 million current GBP | 33.30 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1880s | 29.98 million current GBP | 29.04 million current GBP | 30.97 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1890s | 32.74 million current GBP | 30.44 million current GBP | 35.54 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1900s | 51.48 million current GBP | 37.78 million current GBP | 68.82 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1910s | 94.33 million current GBP | 66.46 million current GBP | 127.85 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1920s | 155.79 million current GBP | 140.53 million current GBP | 175.06 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1930s | 134.24 million current GBP | 91.78 million current GBP | 187.08 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1940s | 311.18 million current GBP | 201.12 million current GBP | 490.12 million current GBP | 10 |
| 1950s | 874.76 million current GBP | 547.97 million current GBP | 1.15 billion current GBP | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.79 billion current GBP | 1.23 billion current GBP | 2.40 billion current GBP | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.24 billion current GBP | 2.39 billion current GBP | 9.79 billion current GBP | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.54 billion current GBP | 10.00 billion current GBP | 26.84 billion current GBP | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.70 billion current GBP | 23.73 billion current GBP | 44.96 billion current GBP | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.02 billion current GBP | 34.78 billion current GBP | 77.89 billion current GBP | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.09 billion current GBP | 94.87 billion current GBP | 121.98 billion current GBP | 5 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.9411 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 46,522 current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.0126 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 25,486 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7802 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in New Zealand?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in New Zealand was 121.63 billion current GBP in 2014, according to Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 121.98 billion current GBP in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.81 million current GBP in 1871.
- How does New Zealand rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2014.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.