New Zealand Inflation Rate 1960-2024
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.
- New Zealand inflation rate for 2023 was 5.73%, a 1.44% decline from 2022.
- New Zealand inflation rate for 2022 was 7.17%, a 3.23% increase from 2021.
- New Zealand inflation rate for 2021 was 3.94%, a 2.23% increase from 2020.
- New Zealand inflation rate for 2020 was 1.71%, a 0.1% increase from 2019.
New Zealand Inflation Rate - Historical Data |
Year |
Inflation Rate (%) |
Annual Change |
2023 |
5.73% |
-1.44% |
2022 |
7.17% |
3.23% |
2021 |
3.94% |
2.23% |
2020 |
1.71% |
0.10% |
2019 |
1.62% |
0.02% |
2018 |
1.60% |
-0.25% |
2017 |
1.85% |
1.20% |
2016 |
0.65% |
0.35% |
2015 |
0.29% |
-0.93% |
2014 |
1.23% |
0.09% |
2013 |
1.13% |
0.07% |
2012 |
1.06% |
-2.97% |
2011 |
4.03% |
1.73% |
2010 |
2.30% |
0.19% |
2009 |
2.12% |
-1.84% |
2008 |
3.96% |
1.58% |
2007 |
2.38% |
-0.99% |
2006 |
3.37% |
0.33% |
2005 |
3.04% |
0.75% |
2004 |
2.29% |
0.54% |
2003 |
1.75% |
-0.92% |
2002 |
2.68% |
0.05% |
2001 |
2.63% |
0.01% |
2000 |
2.62% |
2.73% |
1999 |
-0.11% |
-1.38% |
1998 |
1.27% |
0.08% |
1997 |
1.19% |
-1.10% |
1996 |
2.29% |
-1.47% |
1995 |
3.75% |
2.01% |
1994 |
1.75% |
0.46% |
1993 |
1.29% |
0.27% |
1992 |
1.01% |
-1.59% |
1991 |
2.60% |
-3.50% |
1990 |
6.10% |
0.38% |
1989 |
5.72% |
-0.66% |
1988 |
6.38% |
-9.37% |
1987 |
15.74% |
2.53% |
1986 |
13.21% |
-2.20% |
1985 |
15.42% |
9.25% |
1984 |
6.17% |
-1.17% |
1983 |
7.34% |
-8.82% |
1982 |
16.16% |
0.79% |
1981 |
15.37% |
-1.78% |
1980 |
17.15% |
3.45% |
1979 |
13.70% |
1.74% |
1978 |
11.96% |
-2.43% |
1977 |
14.38% |
-2.52% |
1976 |
16.91% |
2.22% |
1975 |
14.69% |
3.58% |
1974 |
11.11% |
2.94% |
1973 |
8.17% |
1.23% |
1972 |
6.93% |
-3.45% |
1971 |
10.39% |
3.87% |
1970 |
6.52% |
1.59% |
1969 |
4.93% |
0.61% |
1968 |
4.31% |
-1.75% |
1967 |
6.06% |
3.30% |
1966 |
2.76% |
-0.64% |
1965 |
3.40% |
-0.08% |
1964 |
3.47% |
1.51% |
1963 |
1.97% |
-0.71% |
1962 |
2.68% |
0.88% |
1961 |
1.80% |
1.10% |
1960 |
0.70% |
1.10% |