What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Canada and New Zealand?

1,481 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs New Zealand: Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita

Canada

12,896 current US$ per person

in 2025

New Zealand

11,415 current US$ per person

in 2024

Canada rank

21st

New Zealand rank

23rd

Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita over time

Canada
New Zealand

How they compare

Canada currently reports 12,896 current US$ per person against 11,415 current US$ per person in New Zealand, a difference of 1,481 current US$ per person.

That makes Canada'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 Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1,734 current US$ per person	1,131 current US$ per person	603.09 current US$ per person	Canada
1980s	3,315 current US$ per person	2,282 current US$ per person	1,032 current US$ per person	Canada
1990s	4,202 current US$ per person	3,247 current US$ per person	954.67 current US$ per person	Canada
2000s	7,583 current US$ per person	5,599 current US$ per person	1,984 current US$ per person	Canada
2010s	11,487 current US$ per person	9,249 current US$ per person	2,237 current US$ per person	Canada
2020s	12,515 current US$ per person	11,730 current US$ per person	785.19 current US$ per person	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (current us$), per capita, Canada or New Zealand?: Canada, at 12,896 current US$ per person against 11,415 current US$ per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (current us$), per capita between Canada and New Zealand?: 1,481 current US$ per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for gross capital formation (current us$), per capita?: Canada ranks 21st and New Zealand ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross capital formation (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, 10,947 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Gross capital formation (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.