Malta vs New Zealand: GDP per capita
Malta
46,795 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
New Zealand
47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Malta rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
32nd
GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices against 46,795 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malta, a difference of 365 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,476 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19,188 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15,712 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 8,013 international-$ in 2021 prices | 20,729 international-$ in 2021 prices | 12,716 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 15,889 international-$ in 2021 prices | 23,167 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,277 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 21,256 international-$ in 2021 prices | 28,283 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,028 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 27,712 international-$ in 2021 prices | 35,507 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,795 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 35,181 international-$ in 2021 prices | 42,368 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,187 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 44,354 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46,192 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,838 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Malta or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices against 46,795 international-$ in 2021 prices in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Malta and New Zealand?
- 365 international-$ in 2021 prices, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.