China vs New Zealand: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$183

buys in New Zealand, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in New Zealand buys what $54.65 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 55% of New Zealand's, so a dollar goes 83% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaNew Zealand
Economy
Population1.41 billion5.32 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$264 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$49,591
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$57,350
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%86%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.16 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumptionNo recent data
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaNew Zealand
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$305 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan1.473New Zealand dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$46,630
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$53,600

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; New Zealand, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • New Zealand
Year-by-year table
YearChinaNew Zealand
2025$25,067$48,233
2024$23,841$48,325
2023$22,687$49,593
2022$21,499$49,843
2021$20,843$48,202
2020$19,215$46,326
2019$18,821$47,392
2018$17,807$46,975
2017$16,758$46,286
2016$15,773$45,746
2015$14,857$45,097
2014$13,969$44,370
2013$13,081$43,453
2012$12,218$42,693
2011$11,405$41,962
2010$10,476$41,395
2009$9,519$41,251
2008$8,744$41,682
2007$8,014$42,473
2006$7,057$41,597
2005$6,298$40,970
2004$5,684$40,091
2003$5,192$39,092
2002$4,744$38,072
2001$4,372$36,995
2000$4,066$35,985

China vs New Zealand: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.