Proportion of total government spending on essential services in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 61.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in New Zealand is 61.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in New Zealand peaked at 74.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2020.
That places New Zealand 27th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.9% | — |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.9% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.4% | 74.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 63.1% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 57.9% | 62.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More infrastructure data for New Zealand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1066 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 564,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in New Zealand?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in New Zealand was 61.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- New Zealand ranks 27th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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