Japan vs New Zealand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Japan
48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
New Zealand
48,233 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Japan rank
40th
New Zealand rank
43rd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 48,233 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in New Zealand, a difference of 50 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 37,973 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 31,938 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,035 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
2000s 40,997 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 39,821 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,176 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
2010s 44,014 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 44,537 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 523.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand
2020s 46,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 48,420 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,723 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at 48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 48,233 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Japan and New Zealand?
50 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Japan ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.