New Zealand vs United States of America: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

New Zealand
8,484 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
United States of America
8,913 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
23rd
United States of America rank
22nd

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 8,913 constant 2015 US$ per person against 8,484 constant 2015 US$ per person in New Zealand, a difference of 429 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

New Zealand ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd of 168 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 4,478 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,624 constant 2015 US$ per person 2,146 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
1980s 5,150 constant 2015 US$ per person 7,234 constant 2015 US$ per person 2,084 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
1990s 5,338 constant 2015 US$ per person 7,854 constant 2015 US$ per person 2,516 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
2000s 6,307 constant 2015 US$ per person 8,465 constant 2015 US$ per person 2,158 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
2010s 7,165 constant 2015 US$ per person 8,299 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,134 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America
2020s 8,534 constant 2015 US$ per person 8,706 constant 2015 US$ per person 171.71 constant 2015 US$ per person United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), New Zealand or United States of America?
United States of America, at 8,913 constant 2015 US$ per person against 8,484 constant 2015 US$ per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between New Zealand and United States of America?
429 constant 2015 US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
New Zealand ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 8,621 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.