Private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP fell 2.09% to 1.93% in New Zealand in 2017, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP in New Zealand reached an all time high of 1.97% in 2016 and an all time low of 0.276% in 1981.
New Zealand has been ranked 21st within the group of 33 countries we follow in terms of private health expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 124 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Private Health Expenditure (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 2.89% | 3.07% | 3.15% | 2.96% | 2.97% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 4.30% | 5.90% | 5.98% | 4.42% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| China | % | 2.27% | 2.38% | 2.46% | 2.34% | 2.33% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 1.78% | 1.83% | 1.87% | 2.09% | 2.32% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 1.75% | 1.80% | 1.82% | 1.87% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 1.73% | 1.74% | 1.66% | 1.92% | 1.96% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 0.937% | 0.882% | 0.882% | 0.798% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 2.98% | 3.08% | 3.01% | 3.10% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 2.59% | 2.71% | 2.74% | 2.87% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 0.919% | 0.925% | 0.910% | 0.914% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 3.40% | 3.43% | 3.46% | 3.25% | ... | ... | ... |
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