Australia vs New Zealand: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Australia
75,478 current LCU per person
in 2025
New Zealand
63,722 current LCU per person
in 2024
Australia rank
105th
New Zealand rank
108th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 75,478 current LCU per person against 63,722 current LCU per person in New Zealand, a difference of 11,756 current LCU per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and New Zealand ranks 108th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,680 current LCU per person | 3,018 current LCU per person | 662.93 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 10,964 current LCU per person | 11,270 current LCU per person | 305.56 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 20,841 current LCU per person | 19,401 current LCU per person | 1,440 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 34,129 current LCU per person | 29,212 current LCU per person | 4,917 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 51,018 current LCU per person | 42,135 current LCU per person | 8,883 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 64,602 current LCU per person | 58,647 current LCU per person | 5,954 current LCU per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 75,478 current LCU per person against 63,722 current LCU per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
- 11,756 current LCU per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Australia ranks 105th and New Zealand ranks 108th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.