Lower middle income vs New Zealand: GDP per capita

Lower middle income
2,481 current US$
in 2025
New Zealand
49,591 current US$
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
35th
New Zealand rank
33rd

GDP per capita over time

  • Lower middle income
  • New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k196019922025

How they compare

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

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 35th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 47 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$ 2,325 current US$ 2,197 current US$ New Zealand
1970s 236.59 current US$ 4,341 current US$ 4,105 current US$ New Zealand
1980s 446.84 current US$ 9,368 current US$ 8,921 current US$ New Zealand
1990s 512.16 current US$ 14,979 current US$ 14,467 current US$ New Zealand
2000s 887.84 current US$ 23,822 current US$ 22,934 current US$ New Zealand
2010s 1,829 current US$ 40,754 current US$ 38,925 current US$ New Zealand
2020s 2,292 current US$ 48,237 current US$ 45,945 current US$ New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Lower middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 49,591 current US$ against 2,481 current US$ in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Lower middle income and New Zealand?
47,110 current US$, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and New Zealand rank globally for gdp per capita?
Lower middle income ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.