New Zealand vs United States of America: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

New Zealand
9,692 current US$ per person
in 2023
United States of America
9,158 current US$ per person
in 2023
New Zealand rank
49th
United States of America rank
52nd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • United States of America
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196019912023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 9,692 current US$ per person against 9,158 current US$ per person in United States of America, a difference of 534 current US$ per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 49th and United States of America ranks 52nd of 206 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 338.07 current US$ per person 118.37 current US$ per person 219.7 current US$ per person New Zealand
1970s 898.79 current US$ per person 508.49 current US$ per person 390.3 current US$ per person New Zealand
1980s 1,949 current US$ per person 1,451 current US$ per person 498.2 current US$ per person New Zealand
1990s 3,214 current US$ per person 2,739 current US$ per person 475.23 current US$ per person New Zealand
2000s 5,484 current US$ per person 5,373 current US$ per person 111.06 current US$ per person New Zealand
2010s 8,353 current US$ per person 7,132 current US$ per person 1,220 current US$ per person New Zealand
2020s 9,127 current US$ per person 8,604 current US$ per person 522.96 current US$ per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, New Zealand or United States of America?
New Zealand, at 9,692 current US$ per person against 9,158 current US$ per person in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between New Zealand and United States of America?
534 current US$ per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
New Zealand ranks 49th and United States of America ranks 52nd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.