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

Middle income
6,558 current US$ per person
in 2024
New Zealand
49,980 current US$ per person
in 2024
Middle income rank
24th
New Zealand rank
24th

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

  • Middle income
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 49,980 current US$ per person against 6,558 current US$ per person in Middle income, a difference of 43,422 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 7.6 times Middle income's.

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

Middle income ranks 24th 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 Middle income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 359.4 current US$ per person 4,476 current US$ per person 4,117 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 681.73 current US$ per person 9,400 current US$ per person 8,718 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 1,039 current US$ per person 14,675 current US$ per person 13,636 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 1,907 current US$ per person 23,623 current US$ per person 21,716 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 4,655 current US$ per person 40,371 current US$ per person 35,716 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 6,027 current US$ per person 49,253 current US$ per person 43,226 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$), per capita, Middle income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 49,980 current US$ per person against 6,558 current US$ per person in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Middle income and New Zealand?
43,422 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Middle income and New Zealand rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
Middle income ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 24th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.