New Zealand vs Upper middle income: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita

New Zealand
40,731 current US$ per person
in 2021
Upper middle income
6,813 current US$ per person
in 2021
New Zealand rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
18th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 40,731 current US$ per person against 6,813 current US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 33,918 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 6.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 184 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 3,793 current US$ per person 332.34 current US$ per person 3,461 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 7,511 current US$ per person 574.15 current US$ per person 6,937 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 11,765 current US$ per person 1,143 current US$ per person 10,621 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 18,807 current US$ per person 2,226 current US$ per person 16,581 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 33,182 current US$ per person 5,434 current US$ per person 27,748 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 37,694 current US$ per person 6,343 current US$ per person 31,351 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita, New Zealand or Upper middle income?
New Zealand, at 40,731 current US$ per person against 6,813 current US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita between New Zealand and Upper middle income?
33,918 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Upper middle income?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Upper middle income rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,520 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.