Out-of-pocket health expenditure in New Zealand in 2024 — 12.69%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 22. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 2.67 pp.
2000–2024 · % of health expenditure
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.69 | +0.09 pp |
| 2023 | 12.6 | +0.67 pp |
| 2022 | 11.93 | −1.64 pp |
| 2021 | 13.57 | −0.63 pp |
| 2020 | 14.19 | −0.21 pp |
| 2019 | 14.4 | −0.17 pp |
| 2018 | 14.57 | +0.02 pp |
| 2017 | 14.55 | −0.06 pp |
| 2016 | 14.61 | +0.81 pp |
| 2015 | 13.8 | +0.96 pp |
| 2014 | 12.84 | +0.98 pp |
| 2013 | 11.86 | +0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 11.84 | +0.09 pp |
| 2011 | 11.75 | −0.04 pp |
| 2010 | 11.79 | −0.25 pp |
| 2009 | 12.04 | −0.83 pp |
| 2008 | 12.88 | +1.42 pp |
| 2007 | 11.45 | −2.38 pp |
| 2006 | 13.84 | −0.23 pp |
| 2005 | 14.07 | −0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 14.11 | −1.27 pp |
| 2003 | 15.38 | −0.68 pp |
| 2002 | 16.06 | −0.93 pp |
| 2001 | 16.99 | +1.62 pp |
| 2000 | 15.36 | — |
Payments people make for medical care directly at the point of use — as a percent of all current health expenditure in the country. Insurance contributions and taxes are excluded: only what a person takes out of their pocket at the counter. The indicator is considered a key measure of financial protection: the higher it is, the more often illness means ruin, and WHO tracks it as an indicator of the risk of catastrophic household spending.
Important: A high value means weak protection, not an active private sector: voluntary insurance is not part of this indicator, so a country with developed private insurance can have a low share of out-of-pocket payments.
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.
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Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
