Australia vs New Zealand: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita
Australia
6,441 current LCU per person
in 2025
New Zealand
6,682 current LCU per person
in 2023
Australia rank
104th
New Zealand rank
101st
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 6,682 current LCU per person against 6,441 current LCU per person in Australia, a difference of 241 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 104th and New Zealand ranks 101st of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,186 current LCU per person | 1,825 current LCU per person | 360.28 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 3,648 current LCU per person | 2,802 current LCU per person | 846.39 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 4,579 current LCU per person | 4,619 current LCU per person | 39.9 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5,546 current LCU per person | 6,120 current LCU per person | 573.46 current LCU per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 6,682 current LCU per person against 6,441 current LCU per person in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
- 241 current LCU per person, 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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Australia ranks 104th and New Zealand ranks 101st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.