Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 7.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in New Zealand stood at 7.9%.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.6% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.9% | 8.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in New Zealand?
- Public healthcare spending as a share of gdp in New Zealand was 7.9% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest public healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for public healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government expenditure on health from domestic sources, expressed as a share of GDP.