Manufacturing value added per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Manufacturing value added per capita was 3,478 constant US$ in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing value added per capita in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in constant US$.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 3,478 constant US$ for manufacturing value added per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added per capita in New Zealand peaked at 5,052 constant US$ in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3,478 constant US$, in 2025.
That places New Zealand 40th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | constant US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,614 constant US$ | — |
| 2001 | 4,642 constant US$ | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4,927 constant US$ | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 4,977 constant US$ | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 5,052 constant US$ | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,033 constant US$ | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4,824 constant US$ | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4,830 constant US$ | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4,375 constant US$ | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 4,133 constant US$ | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 4,170 constant US$ | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 4,121 constant US$ | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,137 constant US$ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4,138 constant US$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,168 constant US$ | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4,177 constant US$ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,194 constant US$ | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,196 constant US$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,220 constant US$ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4,113 constant US$ | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 3,948 constant US$ | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4,052 constant US$ | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3,809 constant US$ | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 3,640 constant US$ | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 3,570 constant US$ | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 3,478 constant US$ | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,741 constant US$ | 4,133 constant US$ | 5,052 constant US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,163 constant US$ | 4,113 constant US$ | 4,220 constant US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,749 constant US$ | 3,478 constant US$ | 4,052 constant US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,800 constant US$ compare
- 37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,800 constant US$ compare
- 39 China 3,492 constant US$ compare
- 41 Slovakia 3,396 constant US$ compare
- 42 Poland 3,178 constant US$ compare
- 43 Australia and New Zealand 3,093 constant US$ compare
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- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
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- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
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- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 158 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added per capita in New Zealand?
- Manufacturing value added per capita in New Zealand was 3,478 constant US$ in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,052 constant US$ in 2004.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,478 constant US$ in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for manufacturing value added per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 40th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing value added per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing value added per capita (constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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