New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita

New Zealand
45,199 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,561 current US$ per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
31st

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 45,199 current US$ per person against 1,561 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 43,638 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 29.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 205 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 9,196 current US$ per person 663.89 current US$ per person 8,532 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 13,900 current US$ per person 724.42 current US$ per person 13,176 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 22,087 current US$ per person 945.22 current US$ per person 21,142 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 37,346 current US$ per person 1,622 current US$ per person 35,724 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 43,625 current US$ per person 1,644 current US$ per person 41,981 current US$ per person 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 us$), per capita, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
New Zealand, at 45,199 current US$ per person against 1,561 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43,638 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.