Lower middle income vs New Zealand: GDP (current US$), per capita

Lower middle income
2,481 current US$ per person
in 2025
New Zealand
49,591 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
32nd

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Lower middle income
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 49,591 current US$ per person against 2,481 current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 47,110 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 20.0 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 127.47 current US$ per person 2,325 current US$ per person 2,197 current US$ per person New Zealand
1970s 236.59 current US$ per person 4,341 current US$ per person 4,105 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 446.84 current US$ per person 9,368 current US$ per person 8,921 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 512.16 current US$ per person 14,979 current US$ per person 14,467 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 887.84 current US$ per person 23,822 current US$ per person 22,934 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 1,829 current US$ per person 40,754 current US$ per person 38,925 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 2,292 current US$ per person 48,237 current US$ per person 45,945 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Lower middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 49,591 current US$ per person against 2,481 current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Lower middle income and New Zealand?
47,110 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and New Zealand rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Lower middle income ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (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.