New Zealand vs Portugal: Current health expenditure
New Zealand
10.1%
in 2024
Portugal
10.2%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
28th
Portugal rank
27th
Current health expenditure over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 10.2% against 10.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 9.3% | 1.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 9.5% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 10.5% | 0.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 10.2% against 10.1% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for current health expenditure?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 27th 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.