Australia vs New Zealand: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Australia
-0.0757 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
New Zealand
-0.3232 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
175th
New Zealand rank
176th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports -0.0757 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -0.3232 current LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2475 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 175th and New Zealand ranks 176th 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 | 0.0529 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.027 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1970s | 0.0391 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1980s | 0.0401 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 1990s | -0.0746 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2436 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.169 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.2733 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5147 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2415 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2010s | -0.2277 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.427 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1993 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
| 2020s | -0.2871 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.3832 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0961 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at -0.0757 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -0.3232 current LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.2475 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 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 unit of gdp?
- Australia ranks 175th and New Zealand ranks 176th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.