Kuwait vs New Zealand: GDP per capita, PPP

Kuwait
56,468 current international $
in 2025
New Zealand
57,350 current international $
in 2025
Kuwait rank
44th
New Zealand rank
41st

GDP per capita, PPP over time

  • Kuwait
  • New Zealand
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 57,350 current international $ against 56,468 current international $ in Kuwait, a difference of 882 current international $.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 47,898 current international $ 17,246 current international $ 30,652 current international $ Kuwait
2000s 75,987 current international $ 25,982 current international $ 50,005 current international $ Kuwait
2010s 61,723 current international $ 37,809 current international $ 23,914 current international $ Kuwait
2020s 51,636 current international $ 52,659 current international $ 1,022 current international $ New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, ppp, Kuwait or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 57,350 current international $ against 56,468 current international $ in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita, ppp between Kuwait and New Zealand?
882 current international $, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for gdp per capita, ppp?
Kuwait ranks 44th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
Unit
current international $
Source
International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 8,730 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. 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. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.