New Zealand vs Switzerland: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita
New Zealand
82,583 current LCU per person
in 2024
Switzerland
86,880 current LCU per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
110th
Switzerland rank
109th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 86,880 current LCU per person against 82,583 current LCU per person in New Zealand, a difference of 4,297 current LCU per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
New Zealand ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 109th of 186 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,028 current LCU per person | 25,856 current LCU per person | 21,828 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 14,915 current LCU per person | 42,110 current LCU per person | 27,195 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 24,883 current LCU per person | 58,244 current LCU per person | 33,361 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 38,254 current LCU per person | 67,884 current LCU per person | 29,630 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 54,695 current LCU per person | 74,956 current LCU per person | 20,260 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 76,961 current LCU per person | 80,580 current LCU per person | 3,619 current LCU per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 86,880 current LCU per person against 82,583 current LCU per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 4,297 current LCU per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 110th and Switzerland ranks 109th 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.