Australia vs New Zealand: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Australia
-4,930 current LCU per person
in 2025
New Zealand
-16,029 current LCU per person
in 2025
Australia rank
176th
New Zealand rank
178th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports -4,930 current LCU per person against -16,029 current LCU per person in New Zealand, a difference of 11,099 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 176th and New Zealand ranks 178th of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.57 current LCU per person | 63.27 current LCU per person | 53.31 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 208.96 current LCU per person | 78.67 current LCU per person | 130.29 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 484.54 current LCU per person | 44.06 current LCU per person | 440.48 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 1990s | -1,528 current LCU per person | -3,688 current LCU per person | 2,161 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2000s | -9,373 current LCU per person | -12,381 current LCU per person | 3,008 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2010s | -12,953 current LCU per person | -17,378 current LCU per person | 4,425 current LCU per person | Australia |
| 2020s | -17,593 current LCU per person | -18,378 current LCU per person | 785.87 current LCU per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at -4,930 current LCU per person against -16,029 current LCU per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Australia and New Zealand?
- 11,099 current LCU per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Australia ranks 176th and New Zealand ranks 178th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.