Source: world bank Nominal/PPP
Summary:
New Zealand GDP expanded from 1960 to 2024, increasing from $5.54 billion to $260.17 billion.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 6.2% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2024 and its lowest level in 1968. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 28.75%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 13 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
New Zealand Economic Phases (1960–2024)
Between 1960 to 2024, New Zealand experienced the following economic phases:
- High Growth (1962–1964) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (1966–1967) indicating steady moderate growth
- High Growth (1969–1974) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1976–1981) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (1985–1988) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (1991–1992) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1993–1996) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2002–2005) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (2008–2009) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (2010–2011) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2013–2014) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2016–2017) indicating robust economic expansion
- Expansion (2018–2020) indicating steady moderate growth
- Expansion (2023–2024) indicating steady moderate growth
The most remarkable growth occurred in 1973 with an increase of 33.812%, while the largest decline was in 1965 at -22.266%.