New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita

New Zealand
57,350 current international $ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5,786 current international $ per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th

GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 57,350 current international $ per person against 5,786 current international $ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 51,564 current international $ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 9.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 17,246 current international $ per person 2,058 current international $ per person 15,188 current international $ per person New Zealand
2000s 25,982 current international $ per person 2,895 current international $ per person 23,087 current international $ per person New Zealand
2010s 37,809 current international $ per person 4,095 current international $ per person 33,713 current international $ per person New Zealand
2020s 52,658 current international $ per person 5,143 current international $ per person 47,516 current international $ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
New Zealand, at 57,350 current international $ per person against 5,786 current international $ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
51,564 current international $ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita
Unit
current international $ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 8,730 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.