Middle income vs New Zealand: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita

Middle income
4,387 current US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand
38,565 current US$ per person
in 2024
Middle income rank
26th
New Zealand rank
24th

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Middle income
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 38,565 current US$ per person against 4,387 current US$ per person in Middle income, a difference of 34,178 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 8.8 times Middle income's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 268.35 current US$ per person 3,345 current US$ per person 3,077 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 514.33 current US$ per person 7,118 current US$ per person 6,604 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 776.73 current US$ per person 11,428 current US$ per person 10,651 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 1,341 current US$ per person 18,024 current US$ per person 16,683 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 3,086 current US$ per person 31,122 current US$ per person 28,036 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 3,970 current US$ per person 37,523 current US$ per person 33,553 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita, Middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 38,565 current US$ per person against 4,387 current US$ per person in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita between Middle income and New Zealand?
34,178 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle income and New Zealand rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Middle income ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (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, 11,145 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (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.