Australia vs New Zealand: GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Australia
1.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
New Zealand
1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
156th
New Zealand rank
155th

GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
0.511.522.5197019972024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Australia ranks 156th and New Zealand ranks 155th of 206 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8202 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.871 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0508 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3562 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 1.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2799 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2000s 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1804 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2010s 1.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1664 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1158 current LCU per US$ of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and New Zealand?
0.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 156th and New Zealand ranks 155th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (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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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 9,835 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GNI (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.