Australia vs New Zealand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.9811 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
New Zealand
0.9516 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Australia rank
166th
New Zealand rank
169th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.9811 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 0.9516 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0295 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 166th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 9.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 7.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Australia
1970s 4.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.6048 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 2.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2001 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 1.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0477 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 1.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0288 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.9945 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0498 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 1.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.9764 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0771 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Australia or New Zealand?
Australia, at 0.9811 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 0.9516 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Australia and New Zealand?
0.0295 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 166th and New Zealand ranks 169th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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