Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 10.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 10.1% for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp 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 195 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.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
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% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in New Zealand?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in New Zealand was 10.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).