New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Domestic general government health expenditure
New Zealand
19.2%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.3%
in 2019
New Zealand rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th
Domestic general government health expenditure over time
- New Zealand
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 19.2% against 11.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.9%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 193 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic general government health expenditure, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- New Zealand, at 19.2% against 11.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic general government health expenditure between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 7.9%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for domestic general government health expenditure?
- New Zealand ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.