Canada vs New Zealand: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Canada
78,527 current LCU per person
in 2025
New Zealand
82,583 current LCU per person
in 2024
Canada rank
112th
New Zealand rank
110th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 82,583 current LCU per person against 78,527 current LCU per person in Canada, a difference of 4,056 current LCU per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 112th and New Zealand ranks 110th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7,535 current LCU per person | 4,028 current LCU per person | 3,507 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 18,434 current LCU per person | 14,915 current LCU per person | 3,519 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 27,629 current LCU per person | 24,883 current LCU per person | 2,746 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 41,352 current LCU per person | 38,254 current LCU per person | 3,098 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 56,608 current LCU per person | 54,695 current LCU per person | 1,913 current LCU per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 69,708 current LCU per person | 76,961 current LCU per person | 7,253 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 82,583 current LCU per person against 78,527 current LCU per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Canada and New Zealand?
- 4,056 current LCU per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 112th and New Zealand ranks 110th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.