Health expenditure (% of GDP) in New Zealand in 2024 — 10.06%. Ranked 9 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 2.59 pp.
2000–2024 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10.06 | −0.07 pp |
| 2023 | 10.13 | −0.44 pp |
| 2022 | 10.57 | +1.02 pp |
| 2021 | 9.55 | +0.3 pp |
| 2020 | 9.25 | +0.63 pp |
| 2019 | 8.62 | +0.05 pp |
| 2018 | 8.57 | −0.05 pp |
| 2017 | 8.62 | −0.15 pp |
| 2016 | 8.77 | −0.12 pp |
| 2015 | 8.89 | −0.08 pp |
| 2014 | 8.97 | +0.03 pp |
| 2013 | 8.94 | −0.26 pp |
| 2012 | 9.2 | +0.09 pp |
| 2011 | 9.11 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 9.1 | −0.04 pp |
| 2009 | 9.14 | +0.48 pp |
| 2008 | 8.65 | +0.32 pp |
| 2007 | 8.33 | −0.31 pp |
| 2006 | 8.64 | +0.37 pp |
| 2005 | 8.27 | +0.37 pp |
| 2004 | 7.9 | +0.18 pp |
| 2003 | 7.72 | −0.18 pp |
| 2002 | 7.9 | +0.32 pp |
| 2001 | 7.58 | +0.11 pp |
| 2000 | 7.47 | — |
Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditureWhat share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
