Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate was 0.8049 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand stood at 0.8049 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 137.3% on the previous year and down 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand peaked at 23.24 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.16 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.96 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 8.12 % change on previous year | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7761 % change on previous year | -90.4% |
| 2004 | 7.02 % change on previous year | +805.1% |
| 2005 | 7.01 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 12.92 % change on previous year | +84.2% |
| 2007 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2008 | 5.72 % change on previous year | +192.0% |
| 2009 | 8.65 % change on previous year | +51.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 2011 | 4.73 % change on previous year | +237.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -59.7% |
| 2013 | 6.37 % change on previous year | +234.6% |
| 2014 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 2015 | -0.2254 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2016 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -2345.8% |
| 2017 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0849 % change on previous year | -97.8% |
| 2019 | 6.68 % change on previous year | +7768.4% |
| 2020 | 8.37 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 8.88 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 23.24 % change on previous year | +161.7% |
| 2023 | -2.16 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8049 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.8049 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.23 % change on previous year, 15% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.8049 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.92 % change on previous year, 14% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +7768.4% | 0.0849 % change on previous year | 6.68 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +2345.8% | -0.2254 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.46 % change on previous year | 0.7761 % change on previous year | 12.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.33 % change on previous year | -0.2254 % change on previous year | 6.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 % change on previous year | -2.16 % change on previous year | 23.24 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 140 Belize 0.985 % change on previous year compare
- 141 El Salvador 0.9455 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Panama 0.881 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Vanuatu 0.7714 % change on previous year compare
- 145 Israel 0.726 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Suriname 0.4448 % change on previous year compare
More health data for New Zealand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0291 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand?
- Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate in New Zealand was 0.8049 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.24 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.16 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Healthcare expenditure vs gdp, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Healthcare expenditure vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.