Czechia vs New Zealand: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Czechia
7.6%
in 2025
New Zealand
7.8%
in 2025
Czechia rank
19th
New Zealand rank
17th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.8% against 7.6% in Czechia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Czechia ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 59 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 5.5% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 6.5% | 1.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 7.0% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.9% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Czechia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7.8% against 7.6% in Czechia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Czechia and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and New Zealand rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 19th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.