Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in New Zealand
New Zealand: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 107.18 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in New Zealand, 1987–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 107.18 Index for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in New Zealand peaked at 109.98 Index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72 Index, in 1987.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 72 Index | — |
| 1988 | 76.33 Index | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 78.07 Index | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 80.47 Index | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 79.48 Index | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 79.12 Index | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 82.68 Index | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 83.13 Index | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.29 Index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 84.67 Index | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 86.28 Index | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 89.43 Index | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 90.44 Index | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 90.93 Index | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.7 Index | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 94.57 Index | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 95.23 Index | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 93.61 Index | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 94.78 Index | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.17 Index | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 97.63 Index | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 95.27 Index | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 100.1 Index | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 98.21 Index | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 101.19 Index | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 105.61 Index | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 102.21 Index | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 102.46 Index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 104.78 Index | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 102 Index | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 103.27 Index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 106.19 Index | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 106.57 Index | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 108.53 Index | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 107.55 Index | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 109.98 Index | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 107.96 Index | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 107.86 Index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 109.61 Index | +1.6% |
| 2026 | 107.18 Index | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.47 Index | 72 Index | 78.07 Index | 3 |
| 1990s | 83.9 Index | 79.12 Index | 90.44 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 95 Index | 90.93 Index | 100.1 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.25 Index | 98.21 Index | 106.57 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.38 Index | 107.18 Index | 109.98 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 5 Denmark 108.35 Index compare
- 5 Slovenia 109.1 Index compare
- 6 Estonia 103.39 Index compare
- 6 Czechia 107.98 Index compare
- 7 Netherlands 101.42 Index compare
- 7 Norway 107.89 Index compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 105.89 Index compare
- 10 Sweden 105.22 Index compare
- 11 Hungary 104.89 Index compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in New Zealand?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in New Zealand was 107.18 Index in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 109.98 Index in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 Index in 1987.
- How does New Zealand rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD Productivity Database aims at providing users with the most comprehensive and the latest productivity estimates. The update cycle is on a rolling basis: each variable in the dataset is made publicly available as soon as it is updated in the sources databases. The productivity database contains data on labour productivity both measured using employment or hours worked and the compenents of capital and labour inputs. The productivity database in levels, in growth rates and by industry contains annual data, while the database on productivity and unit labour costs are quarterly estimates. Further information for all datasets and the methodology may be found in the attached file OECD-Productivity-Statistics-Database-metadata