New Zealand vs Switzerland: Government health spending as a share of GDP
New Zealand
7.8%
in 2025
Switzerland
8.0%
in 2025
New Zealand rank
17th
Switzerland rank
14th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- New Zealand
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 8.0% against 7.8% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1880 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 59 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 8 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.0% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 0.6% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 0.0% | 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, New Zealand or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 8.0% against 7.8% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th 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.