Lower middle income vs New Zealand: Broad money
Broad money over time
- Lower middle income
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 99.6% against 67.4% in Lower middle income, a difference of 32.2%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 44 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.9% | 24.0% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 24.7% | 2.3% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 34.9% | 0.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 75.6% | 35.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 81.8% | 28.3% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 97.9% | 35.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 68.4% | 110.2% | 41.8% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money, Lower middle income or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 99.6% against 67.4% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money between Lower middle income and New Zealand?
- 32.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and New Zealand?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Lower middle income and New Zealand rank globally for broad money?
- Lower middle income ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 44 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.