Total healthcare expenditure gdp in New Zealand

New Zealand: Total healthcare expenditure gdp was 10.13 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.13
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
28th
of 195 countries
All-time high
10.57
in 2022
All-time low
7.47
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Total healthcare expenditure gdp in New Zealand, 2000–2023

02.557.5102000201120232000: 7.52001: 7.62002: 7.92003: 7.72004: 7.92005: 8.32006: 8.62007: 8.32008: 8.72009: 9.12010: 9.12011: 9.12012: 9.22013: 8.92014: 92015: 8.92016: 8.82017: 8.62018: 8.62019: 8.62020: 9.32021: 9.62022: 10.62023: 10.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 10.13 for total healthcare expenditure 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 expenditure gdp in New Zealand peaked at 10.57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.47, 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 expenditure gdp in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Total healthcare expenditure gdp in New Zealand, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 7.47 —
2001 7.58 +1.5%
2002 7.9 +4.2%
2003 7.72 -2.3%
2004 7.9 +2.3%
2005 8.27 +4.7%
2006 8.64 +4.4%
2007 8.33 -3.6%
2008 8.65 +3.9%
2009 9.14 +5.6%
2010 9.1 -0.4%
2011 9.11 +0.1%
2012 9.2 +1.0%
2013 8.94 -2.9%
2014 8.97 +0.4%
2015 8.89 -0.9%
2016 8.77 -1.4%
2017 8.62 -1.7%
2018 8.57 -0.6%
2019 8.62 +0.6%
2020 9.25 +7.3%
2021 9.55 +3.2%
2022 10.57 +10.7%
2023 10.13 -4.2%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 10.13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.81, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 10.13 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.94, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.16 7.47 9.14 10
2010s 8.88 8.57 9.2 10
2020s 9.88 9.25 10.57 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 25 Australia 10.4 compare
  2. 26 Argentina 10.27 compare
  3. 27 Chile 10.17 compare
  4. 29 Portugal 10.03 compare
  5. 30 Netherlands 9.83 compare
  6. 31 Brazil 9.73 compare

See the full ranking of 195 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total healthcare expenditure gdp in New Zealand?
Total healthcare expenditure gdp in New Zealand was 10.13 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 10.57 in 2022.
What is the lowest total healthcare expenditure gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 7.47 in 2000.
How does New Zealand rank for total healthcare expenditure gdp?
New Zealand ranks 28th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is total healthcare expenditure 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare expenditure gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total healthcare expenditure gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
195 places, 4,588 data points, 2000–2023
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