New Zealand — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for New Zealand, 2000–2024.
Health spending for New Zealand was 10.06% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 10.57% in 2022. The lowest was 7.47% in 2000 (about 1.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.25% per year.
New Zealand ranks 27 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 14%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so New Zealand sits above it. It peaked in 2022 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 12%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 9 of 29 economies; Timor-Leste (9.60%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 2022. That is 9% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 56 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 38th of 184 in 2000 → 30th of 188 in 2010 → 45th of 189 in 2020 → 9th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.06% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 10.13% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 10.57% | +1.0 pp |
| 2021 | 9.55% | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 9.25% | +0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 8.62% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 8.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 8.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 8.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 8.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 8.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 8.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 9.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 9.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 9.14% | +0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 8.65% | +0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 8.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 8.64% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 8.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 7.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 7.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2001 | 7.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 7.47% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was New Zealand’s Health spending in 2001?
7.58% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is New Zealand’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +34.7% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 10.06%; 2023: 10.13%; 2022: 10.57%; 2021: 9.55%; 2020: 9.25%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.