New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP per capita, PPP
GDP per capita, PPP over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 57,350 current international $ against 5,783 current international $ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 51,567 current international $.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 9.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 204 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,246 current international $ | 2,056 current international $ | 15,189 current international $ | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 25,982 current international $ | 2,894 current international $ | 23,088 current international $ | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 37,809 current international $ | 4,093 current international $ | 33,715 current international $ | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 52,659 current international $ | 5,140 current international $ | 47,518 current international $ | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, ppp, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- New Zealand, at 57,350 current international $ against 5,783 current international $ in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita, ppp between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 51,567 current international $, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp per capita, ppp?
- New Zealand ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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
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.