New Zealand vs United States of America: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time
- New Zealand
- United States of America
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.37 National currency per US dollar against 1 National currency per US dollar in United States of America, a difference of 0.37 National currency per US dollar.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.
New Zealand ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 34th of 51 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6237 National currency per US dollar | 1 National currency per US dollar | 0.3763 National currency per US dollar | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1.18 National currency per US dollar | 1 National currency per US dollar | 0.1767 National currency per US dollar | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.41 National currency per US dollar | 1 National currency per US dollar | 0.411 National currency per US dollar | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | 1 National currency per US dollar | 0.4386 National currency per US dollar | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 1.45 National currency per US dollar | 1 National currency per US dollar | 0.4463 National currency per US dollar | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.36 National currency per US dollar | 1 National currency per US dollar | 0.3567 National currency per US dollar | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, New Zealand or United States of America?
- New Zealand, at 1.37 National currency per US dollar against 1 National currency per US dollar in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between New Zealand and United States of America?
- 0.37 National currency per US dollar, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- New Zealand ranks 31st and United States of America ranks 34th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org