Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs New Zealand: GDP per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2,829 current US$
in 2025
New Zealand
49,591 current US$
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
31st
New Zealand rank
33rd

GDP per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 49,591 current US$ against 2,829 current US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 46,762 current US$.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 17.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 180.74 current US$ 2,325 current US$ 2,144 current US$ New Zealand
1970s 609.08 current US$ 4,341 current US$ 3,732 current US$ New Zealand
1980s 1,330 current US$ 9,368 current US$ 8,038 current US$ New Zealand
1990s 1,070 current US$ 14,979 current US$ 13,909 current US$ New Zealand
2000s 1,732 current US$ 23,822 current US$ 22,090 current US$ New Zealand
2010s 2,977 current US$ 40,754 current US$ 37,777 current US$ New Zealand
2020s 2,810 current US$ 48,237 current US$ 45,427 current US$ New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 49,591 current US$ against 2,829 current US$ in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
46,762 current US$, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and New Zealand rank globally for gdp per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current US$). 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.