New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
New Zealand ranks 182nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 5.3% | 3.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 9.5% | 8.8% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -7.9% | 9.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.3% | -1.1% | 2.4% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -0.7% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, New Zealand or Saudi Arabia?
- New Zealand, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- New Zealand ranks 182nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 183rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.