New Zealand

GDP growth in New Zealand

GDP growth in New Zealand: 1% a year in 1980 and 0.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
0.3% a year
Since 1980
−0.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
134 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2.4% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in New ZealandGDP growth in New Zealand: 1% a year in 1980 and 0.3% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.4% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2.4% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 6.9% a year in 1984, the lowest -1.3% a year in 1991.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNew Zealand
20250.3
2024-0.3
20232.2
20222.7
20215.5
2020-1.2
20193
20183.3
20173.3
20164
20153.7
20143.8
20132.1
20122.5
20111.7
20101.7
2009-1.1
2008-0.2
20073.5
20062.8
20053.2
20044.8
20034.4
20024.7
20012.5
20004.2
19994.5
19980.4
19972.4
19964.1
19954.9
19945.6
19935.2
19920.7
1991-1.3
19900
19890.4
19880.6
19872.4
19861.8
19851.2
19846.9
1983-0.1
19822.9
19813
19801
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNew Zealand
20262
20272.6
20282.7
20292.5
20302.4
20312.4

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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