Health spending per person by source in New Zealand
New Zealand: Health spending per person by source was 4,297 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,297
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
4,631
in 2022
All-time low
1,196
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Health spending per person by source in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending per person by source in New Zealand stood at 4,297.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending per person by source in New Zealand peaked at 4,631 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,196, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending per person by source in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,196 | — |
| 2001 | 1,245 | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 1,379 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 1,400 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,529 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 1,634 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1,852 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 1,939 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 2,014 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 2,184 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 2,222 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,348 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 2,388 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,515 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2,579 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 2,469 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2,563 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,707 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 2,651 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 2,805 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 3,128 | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 3,413 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 4,631 | +35.7% |
| 2023 | 4,297 | -7.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4,297 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,794, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4,297 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 409.49, 10.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,637 | 1,196 | 2,184 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,525 | 2,222 | 2,805 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,867 | 3,128 | 4,631 | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending per person by source in New Zealand?
- Health spending per person by source in New Zealand was 4,297 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending per person by source recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4,631 in 2022.
- What is the lowest health spending per person by source recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,196 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for health spending per person by source?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending per person by source rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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 Health spending per person by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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