{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"nz-health-expenditure-per-capita","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nz-health-expenditure-per-capita","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/nz-health-expenditure-per-capita/","title":"Current Health Expenditure per Capita in New Zealand (2025)","description":"New Zealand's current health expenditure reached 6,057.3 USD PPP per capita in 2025 (estimated), down from 6,067.1 in 2024 (provisional). 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It covers spending by government, private insurers, and households, published annually by the OECD under its System of Health Accounts (SHA). The most recent reading is 6,057.3 USD PPP in 2025 (estimated)."},{"question":"How current is this data, and how reliable is the latest figure?","answer":"The series runs through 2025, though that year is flagged as an OECD estimate and 2024 as a provisional value. The last fully finalized observation is 2023, at 6,059.0 USD PPP per capita. Figures are typically revised as national accounts are finalized, so the 2024 and 2025 values may shift in future OECD updates."},{"question":"How does New Zealand's spending compare with other OECD countries?","answer":"New Zealand's 6,059.0 USD PPP in 2023 (its last finalized year) sat at roughly 105.3% of the unweighted OECD-38 average of about 5,755.1 USD PPP that year — above the typical OECD level. It ran below Australia (7,574.1 USD PPP in 2023) and far below the United States (13,932.6 USD PPP), while sitting fairly close to the United Kingdom (6,664.5 USD PPP)."},{"question":"What is the split between government and private spending?","answer":"In 2023, government and compulsory schemes covered an estimated 4,880.7 USD PPP per capita (about 80.6% of the total), while voluntary insurance and household out-of-pocket payments accounted for roughly 1,178.3 USD PPP (about 19.4%). New Zealand's government-funded share has typically stayed high by OECD standards, similar to about 81.2% in 2010."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"Per-capita spending has risen in most years since 2005, from 2,194.4 USD PPP that year to 6,057.3 USD PPP in 2025 — an increase of roughly 176% over two decades, and +80.5% just since 2015. The sharpest single-year jump came in 2022, at +1,289.3 USD PPP, with spending easing slightly in 2023 and holding roughly flat through 2024 and 2025."}]}