Australia vs New Zealand: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Australia
0.3577 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
0.3479 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
137th
New Zealand rank
139th

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.3577 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3479 current LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0098 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 139th of 187 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1303 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1469 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0166 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0.2161 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2857 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0696 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.2562 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3017 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0456 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 0.2733 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3048 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0315 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 0.2279 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2542 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0263 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 0.3164 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3271 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0107 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 0.3577 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3479 current LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Australia and New Zealand?
0.0098 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Australia ranks 137th and New Zealand ranks 139th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 8,721 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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