Brazil vs New Zealand: Current health expenditure
Brazil
9.7%
in 2023
New Zealand
10.1%
in 2024
Brazil rank
31st
New Zealand rank
28th
Current health expenditure over time
- Brazil
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 10.1% against 9.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 8.9% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.9% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Brazil or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 10.1% against 9.7% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Brazil and New Zealand?
- 0.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and New Zealand rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Brazil ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 28th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.