New Zealand vs Spain: Inflation, consumer prices
New Zealand
2.8%
in 2025
Spain
2.7%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
103rd
Spain rank
104th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Spain, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 104th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 11.5% | 14.4% | 2.9% | Spain |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 1.6% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.4% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, New Zealand or Spain?
- New Zealand, at 2.8% against 2.7% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between New Zealand and Spain?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- New Zealand ranks 103rd and Spain ranks 104th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.