Productivity: output per hour worked in New Zealand
New Zealand: Productivity: output per hour worked was 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in New Zealand, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in New Zealand peaked at 51.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1979.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 26.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 51.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 28 Hong Kong 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 29 Slovenia 51.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 30 Czechia 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 32 Japan 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 33 Lithuania 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 34 Romania 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for New Zealand
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 65.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 85.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 79.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 65.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in New Zealand?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in New Zealand was 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1979.
- How does New Zealand rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.