Kuwait vs New Zealand: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Kuwait
8,474 current US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand
10,410 current US$ per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
27th
New Zealand rank
24th

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

  • Kuwait
  • New Zealand
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196519942024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 10,410 current US$ per person against 8,474 current US$ per person in Kuwait, a difference of 1,936 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 1,105 current US$ per person 727.31 current US$ per person 378.04 current US$ per person Kuwait
1980s 2,462 current US$ per person 1,698 current US$ per person 763.94 current US$ per person Kuwait
1990s 5,063 current US$ per person 2,614 current US$ per person 2,449 current US$ per person Kuwait
2000s 5,611 current US$ per person 4,315 current US$ per person 1,296 current US$ per person Kuwait
2010s 7,436 current US$ per person 7,639 current US$ per person 203.81 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 8,292 current US$ per person 10,046 current US$ per person 1,754 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Kuwait or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 10,410 current US$ per person against 8,474 current US$ per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Kuwait and New Zealand?
1,936 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Kuwait ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,065 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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