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

Malta
45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
New Zealand
46,914 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Malta rank
34th
New Zealand rank
31st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Malta
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 46,914 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malta, a difference of 1,794 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malta ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 3,655 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 19,226 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 15,571 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand
1970s 8,750 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 20,850 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 12,100 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand
1980s 16,743 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 23,375 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,631 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand
1990s 21,723 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 28,321 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,597 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand
2000s 28,376 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 35,513 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,137 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand
2010s 35,414 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 42,406 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,992 international-$ in 2021 prices per person New Zealand
2020s 44,066 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 46,291 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,225 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, Malta or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 46,914 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Malta and New Zealand?
1,794 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Malta ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 181 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
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
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.