Australia vs New Zealand: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Australia
1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
1.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Australia rank
150th
New Zealand rank
148th
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 150th and New Zealand ranks 148th of 205 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3231 current LCU per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2245 current LCU per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1438 current LCU per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 current LCU per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 1.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 150th and New Zealand ranks 148th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.