New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: GNI per capita

New Zealand
40,881 US$
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
40,595 US$
in 2020
New Zealand rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

GNI per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020052020

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 40,881 US$ against 40,595 US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 286 US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 207 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 14,052 US$ 23,033 US$ 8,981 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 22,396 US$ 38,602 US$ 16,206 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 39,194 US$ 42,497 US$ 3,303 US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 40,881 US$ 40,595 US$ 285.9 US$ New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni per capita, New Zealand or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
New Zealand, at 40,881 US$ against 40,595 US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in gni per capita between New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
286 US$, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do New Zealand and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gni per capita?
New Zealand ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as GNI per capita (US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: GNI per capita. Statizoid, drawing on World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-per-capita-us/new-zealand/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-per-capita-us/new-zealand/united-kingdom/">New Zealand vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: GNI per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GNI per capita (US$)
Unit
US$
Source
World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 7,211 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.