Lower middle income vs New Zealand: GNI (current US$), per capita

Lower middle income
2,448 current US$ per person
in 2025
New Zealand
46,352 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
33rd
New Zealand rank
31st

GNI (current US$), per capita over time

  • Lower middle income
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 46,352 current US$ per person against 2,448 current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 43,904 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 18.9 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 45 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 135.51 current US$ per person 2,294 current US$ per person 2,159 current US$ per person New Zealand
1970s 237.52 current US$ per person 4,242 current US$ per person 4,005 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 426.84 current US$ per person 8,954 current US$ per person 8,527 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 494.84 current US$ per person 14,052 current US$ per person 13,558 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 888.8 current US$ per person 22,410 current US$ per person 21,521 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 1,800 current US$ per person 39,205 current US$ per person 37,406 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 2,261 current US$ per person 46,596 current US$ per person 44,335 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Lower middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 46,352 current US$ per person against 2,448 current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Lower middle income and New Zealand?
43,904 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and New Zealand?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Lower middle income and New Zealand rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
Lower middle income ranks 33rd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 13,916 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (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.