Canada vs New Zealand: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Canada
0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2008
New Zealand
-0.3232 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
173rd
New Zealand rank
176th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -0.3232 current LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3304 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
Canada ranks 173rd and New Zealand ranks 176th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0162 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.027 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 current LCU per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.0152 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0245 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0093 current LCU per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.0533 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0139 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0672 current LCU per US$ of GDP | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.0323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2436 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2113 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0063 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.4913 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4976 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 0.0072 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -0.3232 current LCU per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2008.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.3304 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2008.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 173rd 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.