Public health expenditure share gdp in New Zealand
New Zealand: Public health expenditure share gdp was 7.75 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.75
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
17th
of 59 countries
All-time high
8.65
in 2022
All-time low
0.17
in 1880
Years of data
72
1880–2025
Public health expenditure share gdp in New Zealand, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public health expenditure share gdp in New Zealand is 7.75, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in New Zealand peaked at 8.65 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1880.
New Zealand ranks 17th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 72 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0.17 | — |
| 1890 | 0.39 | +129.4% |
| 1900 | 0.51 | +30.8% |
| 1910 | 0.72 | +41.2% |
| 1920 | 1.07 | +48.6% |
| 1930 | 1.13 | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 3.46 | +206.1% |
| 1961 | 3.63 | +4.9% |
| 1962 | 3.64 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.55 | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 3.57 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.65 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 3.85 | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 3.85 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 3.88 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.89 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 4.16 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 3.82 | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 3.98 | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 3.97 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 4.43 | +11.7% |
| 1975 | 4.81 | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 4.53 | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 4.83 | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 5.21 | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 5.3 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 5.05 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 5.39 | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 5.11 | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 5.01 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 4.67 | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 4.29 | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 4.35 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 4.86 | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 5.25 | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 5.39 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.5 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 5.84 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 5.71 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.31 | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 5.38 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.36 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.28 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 5.49 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 5.79 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 5.73 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 5.83 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.79 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6.15 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.05 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 6.29 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.59 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 6.92 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 6.86 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.04 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.43 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 7.38 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.38 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.43 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 7.19 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.12 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.97 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 6.79 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.69 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 6.63 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 6.67 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 7.24 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 7.55 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 8.65 | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 8.12 | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 7.99 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 7.75 | -2.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7.75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7.75 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.95, 1.6× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +206.1% | 1.13 | 3.46 |
| 1890 | +129.4% | 0.17 | 0.39 |
| 1920 | +48.6% | 0.72 | 1.07 |
| 1910 | +41.2% | 0.51 | 0.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1 |
| 1960s | 3.7 | 3.46 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.5 | 3.82 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.94 | 4.29 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.54 | 5.28 | 5.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.49 | 5.79 | 7.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.03 | 6.63 | 7.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 | 7.24 | 8.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 33 (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 public health expenditure share gdp in New Zealand?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in New Zealand was 7.75 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.65 in 2022.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1880.
- How does New Zealand rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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