New Zealand: GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, New Zealand's GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 670 on 2024 (from 54,270 to 53,600).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1,277 and a typical year strayed about 1,120 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5,400 in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 670 in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1,933 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, New Zealand had the 35th highest value of the 180 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to New Zealand in the 2025 ranking

• Czechia — 32nd of 180: 57,870
• Cyprus — 33rd of 180: 57,390
• Lithuania — 34th of 180: 55,010
• Poland — 36th of 180: 52,290
• Portugal — 37th of 180: 52,240
• Estonia — 38th of 180: 51,370

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Australia — 69,930 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 95,420 (2025)
• Cambodia — 8,390 (2025)
• China — 29,160 (2025)
• Fiji — 15,360 (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 88,500 (2025)
• Indonesia — 17,190 (2025)
• Japan — 58,920 (2025)
• Kiribati — 6,080 (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 64,210 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for New Zealand

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$28.15 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$28.15 billion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$264.06 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 449.8 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$220.1 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 359.52 billion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$49,591 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 84,475 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$41,336 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 67,519 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is New Zealand's GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)?

53,600 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 277.73% from 14,190 in 1990 (3.87% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 54,270 in 2024 and the lowest 13,530 in 1991.

How does New Zealand rank?

35th highest of 180 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) unusual for New Zealand?

In 2025, New Zealand's GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) fell 670 on 2024 (from 54,270 to 53,600). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1,277 and a typical year strayed about 1,120 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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