New Zealand — Central government expenditure

millions of LCU · Annual · 1931–2025 · 95 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period.

The central government expenditure reading for New Zealand was 143.24B LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 142.55B LCU in 2024; the period change was +0.48%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 32.8% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2007–2025

PeriodValue
2025143.24B LCU
2024142.55B LCU
2023133.19B LCU
2022133.73B LCU
2021116.05B LCU
14 earlier values, back to 2007
2020108.91B LCU
201990.82B LCU
201883.78B LCU
201780.49B LCU
201677.08B LCU
201575.04B LCU
201473.72B LCU
201373.44B LCU
201269.96B LCU
201172.80B LCU
201065.90B LCU
200964.47B LCU
200857.59B LCU
200757.35B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.