New Zealand · data to Jun qtr 2026
Is the economy growing?
OK.
Output per person grew 1.1% over the year. Growing, but only just once you count each person.
For context: 1.1% is lower than 68% of all 135 figures since 1992.
GDP per person, year on year
Real economic output divided by population, for the year to each quarter
The strip under the chart shows the verdict each period would get by today's rules:Good OK Bad
See the latest numbers
| Period | Value | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| Jun qtr 2026 | 1.1% | OK |
| Mar qtr 2026 | 0.3% | OK |
| Dec qtr 2025 | -0.3% | Bad |
| Sep qtr 2025 | -1.2% | Bad |
| Jun qtr 2025 | -2.0% | Bad |
| Mar qtr 2025 | -2.1% | Bad |
| Dec qtr 2024 | -2.0% | Bad |
| Sep qtr 2024 | -1.7% | Bad |
| Jun qtr 2024 | -1.4% | Bad |
| Mar qtr 2024 | -0.7% | Bad |
| Dec qtr 2023 | 0.0% | OK |
| Sep qtr 2023 | 1.1% | OK |
Source: Stats NZ, Real GDP (production measure) per capita, year to each quarter, annual % change (licensed CC BY 4.0) · Series SNEA.SG09RAC00B01NZ (M, J, S, D) · Latest Jun qtr 2026
How we judged this
What we test: The latest figure (GDP per person, year on year). Right now that's 1.1%.
- Good if 1.5% or more
- OK if from 0.0% to under 1.5%applies now
- Bad if anything the rules above don’t cover
Rules are checked from the top. The first one that fits decides the verdict.
About this data
- Measure
- GDP per person, year on year
- Latest
- 1.1% (Jun qtr 2026)
- Published
- Quarterly, by Stats NZ
- Verdict counts for
- Equal weight with the others in the overall verdict
We divide by population because a growing population can make the economy bigger without anyone being better off.
Stats NZ publishes GDP per person as yearly totals, updated each quarter. Each figure compares the latest year with the year before, so it reacts more slowly to a sudden downturn than a single quarter would.