Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 5,576 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,576
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
22nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
5,653
in 2022
All-time low
1,606
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 5,576 for annual healthcare expenditure per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in New Zealand peaked at 5,653 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,606, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,606 | — |
| 2001 | 1,702 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 1,840 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 1,854 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1,985 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 2,124 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 2,398 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 2,445 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2,585 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 2,809 | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 2,848 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,983 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 3,039 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3,233 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 3,345 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3,337 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3,506 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 3,641 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 3,644 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,888 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 4,213 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 4,587 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 5,653 | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 5,531 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 5,576 | +0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 5,576 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,333, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 5,576 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 689.55, 8.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,135 | 1,606 | 2,809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,346 | 2,848 | 3,888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,112 | 4,213 | 5,653 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in New Zealand?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in New Zealand was 5,576 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,653 in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,606 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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