New Zealand: Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
In , New Zealand's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) was 10.06.
That's down 0.7% from 2023, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2024 was 9.47 . New Zealand ranks #9 globally out of 22 reporting countries. Within East Asia & Pacific, it ranks #1 of 2.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS) • Data as of 2024
Trend (2005–2024)
- 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
Highlights
- Peak
- 10.57
- Trough
- 8.27
- 1-year change
- -0.7%
- 5-year change
- +16.7%
- +3.1% / yr
- 10-year change
- +12.1%
- +1.2% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Current health expenditure (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 10.0619 | |
| 10.1295 | |
| 10.5681 | |
| 9.5507 | |
| 9.2524 | |
| 8.6190 | |
| 8.5697 | |
| 8.6180 | |
| 8.7687 | |
| 8.8892 |
About Current health expenditure (% of GDP)
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.
Indicator code: SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS • Category: Health & Population
Frequently asked questions
- What was New Zealand's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024?
- In 2024, New Zealand's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) was 10.06, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is New Zealand's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) rising or falling?
- New Zealand's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) fell 0.7% from 2023 to 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank globally on Current health expenditure (% of GDP)?
- In 2024, New Zealand ranked #9 out of 22 countries reporting Current health expenditure (% of GDP).
- How does New Zealand's Current health expenditure (% of GDP) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024 was 9.47, so New Zealand is above the world average. Within East Asia & Pacific, it ranks #1 of 2.
- What is Current health expenditure (% of GDP) and how is it measured?
- Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.