New Zealand: Services, value added (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, New Zealand's services, value added (current US$) rose 3.9% on 2022 (from US$168.32 billion to US$174.93 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +7.1% and a typical year strayed about 11.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 37.6% in 1973 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.9% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$6.03 billion a year. A straight line explains 82% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about US$184.65 billion for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was US$18.64 billion, against US$30.15 billion for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

See how every economy compares in the full ranking.

Closest to New Zealand in the 2023 ranking

• Isle of Man — 2nd of 4: US$7.21 billion
• Aruba — 3rd of 4: US$2.86 billion
• Greenland — 4th of 4: US$2.03 billion

What this measures

Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 53 values

Services, value added (current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$1.21 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$6.05 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$17.93 billion (2025)
• China — US$11.25 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — US$3.53 billion (2025)
• French Polynesia — US$4.23 billion (2020)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$373.47 billion (2024)
• Indonesia — US$635.24 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$2.99 trillion (2024)
• Kiribati — US$241.17 million (2024)
• Korea, Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for New Zealand

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$28.15 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$28.15 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$264.06 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 449.8 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$220.1 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 359.52 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$49,591 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 84,475 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$41,336 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 67,519 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is New Zealand's services, value added (current US$)?

US$174.93 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 4,165% from US$4.1 billion in 1971 (7.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$174.93 billion in 2023 and the lowest US$4.1 billion in 1971.

Is the latest change in services, value added (current US$) unusual for New Zealand?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.SRV.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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