New Zealand vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
New Zealand
43,153 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
9,850 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
20th
Upper middle income rank
17th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Upper middle income
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 43,153 constant 2015 US$ per person against 9,850 constant 2015 US$ per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 33,303 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 4.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 163 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,215 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,725 constant 2015 US$ per person | 23,491 constant 2015 US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 31,923 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,693 constant 2015 US$ per person | 28,230 constant 2015 US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 38,052 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6,937 constant 2015 US$ per person | 31,115 constant 2015 US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 43,882 constant 2015 US$ per person | 8,857 constant 2015 US$ per person | 35,025 constant 2015 US$ per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, New Zealand or Upper middle income?
- New Zealand, at 43,153 constant 2015 US$ per person against 9,850 constant 2015 US$ per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 33,303 constant 2015 US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Upper middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 20th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.