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GDP growth in New Zealand

Is that economy growing or stalling?

New Zealand's gdp growth is 0.46 % — #114 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

0.46%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in New Zealand over time

4.73 %1.85 %-1.03 %4.73 % · 2003-1.03 % · 20082000: 2.87 %2001: 3.42 %2002: 4.72 %2003: 4.73 %2004: 4.09 %2005: 3.35 %2006: 2.77 %2007: 3.06 %2008: -1.03 %2009: -0.04 %2010: 1.47 %2011: 2.14 %2012: 2.30 %2013: 2.56 %2014: 3.82 %2015: 3.73 %2016: 3.74 %2017: 3.32 %2018: 3.32 %2019: 2.32 %2020: -0.24 %2021: 4.30 %2022: 3.35 %2023: 1.81 %2024: -0.87 %2025: 0.46 %2000201220250.46 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#114 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
10 %
13 of 127 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.33 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
4.26 pp
peak 4.73 % in 2003
Full series
▼ 2.41 pp
since 2000

vs median 2.90 %: −2.44 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %New Zealand: ahead of 10 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthNew Zealand 0.46 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. New Zealand is ahead of 10 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs New Zealand
112 Italy0.54 %+0.08 pp
113 Hungary0.51 %+0.05 pp
114 New Zealand0.46 %—
115 Puerto Rico0.32 %−0.15 pp
116 Germany0.24 %−0.22 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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