Low & middle income vs New Zealand: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita

Low & middle income
5,927 current US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand
49,980 current US$ per person
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
27th
New Zealand rank
24th

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time

  • Low & middle income
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 49,980 current US$ per person against 5,927 current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 44,053 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 8.4 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 43 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 344.81 current US$ per person 4,476 current US$ per person 4,131 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 652.04 current US$ per person 9,400 current US$ per person 8,748 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 983.14 current US$ per person 14,675 current US$ per person 13,692 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 1,778 current US$ per person 23,623 current US$ per person 21,845 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 4,275 current US$ per person 40,371 current US$ per person 36,096 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 5,465 current US$ per person 49,253 current US$ per person 43,788 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Low & middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 49,980 current US$ per person against 5,927 current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Low & middle income and New Zealand?
44,053 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and New Zealand rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Low & middle income ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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