Current health expenditure in New Zealand
New Zealand: Current health expenditure was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, current health expenditure in New Zealand stood at 10.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in New Zealand peaked at 10.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 28th 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.
Current health expenditure in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 10.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 10.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 8.6% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in New Zealand?
- Current health expenditure in New Zealand was 10.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for current health expenditure?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.