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

New Zealand
0.9516 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United States
0.9002 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
New Zealand rank
169th
United States rank
172nd

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

  • New Zealand
  • United States
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.9516 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 0.9002 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in United States, a difference of 0.0514 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

New Zealand ranks 169th and United States ranks 172nd of 180 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States Difference Ahead
1960s 7.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 6.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1970s 5.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 4.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.9942 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 2.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.3576 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 1.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2468 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 1.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2553 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 1.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0973 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP United States
2020s 0.9764 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.9688 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0076 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, New Zealand or United States?
New Zealand, at 0.9516 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 0.9002 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between New Zealand and United States?
0.0514 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 169th and United States ranks 172nd 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.