New Zealand GDP Annual Growth Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2022

Actual

2.2

Units In

6.4

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Dec 18, 2024

Time to Release

2 Months 28 Days 19 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
17.9 Jun 2021	-10.2 Jun 2020	2.61 %	1988-2022	Statistics New Zealand

In New Zealand, services are the biggest sector of the economy and account for 75 percent of total GDP. Within services the most important segments are: finance, insurance and business services (30 percent); personal and community services (13 percent), and transport and communication (11 percent). Industry accounts for 17 percent of GDP. Within industry, manufacturing represents 13 percent of GDP while construction 4 percent. The remaining 8 percent is contributed by agriculture, fishing, forestry and mining.

Latest Updates

New Zealand's economy contracted by 0.5% from a year earlier in the second quarter of 2024, in line with expectations, after expanding by 0.5% in the previous period. decreased output was observed in primary industries (-1.5% compared to +0.1% in Q1) and goods-producing industries (-3.3% compared to -3.1%). In contrast, the service industries (+0.4% compared to +1.3%) slightly expanded. Quarterly GDP shrank by 0.4%, following a 0.1% decline in the previous quarter.