New Zealand vs Spain: GDP per capita
New Zealand
47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Spain
45,787 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
New Zealand rank
32nd
Spain rank
34th
GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices against 45,787 international-$ in 2021 prices in Spain, a difference of 1,373 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 34th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 7 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13,639 international-$ in 2021 prices | 5,666 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,972 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 18,237 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,905 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8,332 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 20,729 international-$ in 2021 prices | 15,750 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,979 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 23,167 international-$ in 2021 prices | 16,904 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6,263 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 28,283 international-$ in 2021 prices | 24,772 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,511 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 35,507 international-$ in 2021 prices | 36,098 international-$ in 2021 prices | 591.59 international-$ in 2021 prices | Spain |
| 2010s | 42,368 international-$ in 2021 prices | 39,969 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,399 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 46,192 international-$ in 2021 prices | 42,899 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,293 international-$ in 2021 prices | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 47,160 international-$ in 2021 prices against 45,787 international-$ in 2021 prices in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between New Zealand and Spain?
- 1,373 international-$ in 2021 prices, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 32nd and Spain ranks 34th 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.
Individual pages
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.