Namibia vs New Zealand: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Namibia
33,859 current LCU per person
in 2025
New Zealand
34,676 current LCU per person
in 2025
Namibia rank
99th
New Zealand rank
97th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020022025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 34,676 current LCU per person against 33,859 current LCU per person in Namibia, a difference of 817 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.

Namibia ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per person 4,322 current LCU per person 4,322 current LCU per person New Zealand
1990s 2,721 current LCU per person 11,053 current LCU per person 8,332 current LCU per person New Zealand
2000s 7,064 current LCU per person 14,376 current LCU per person 7,312 current LCU per person New Zealand
2010s 22,169 current LCU per person 20,920 current LCU per person 1,250 current LCU per person Namibia
2020s 28,807 current LCU per person 31,468 current LCU per person 2,661 current LCU per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Namibia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 34,676 current LCU per person against 33,859 current LCU per person in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Namibia and New Zealand?
817 current LCU per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Namibia ranks 99th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (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.