New Zealand — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1876–2031 · 156 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In New Zealand, the general government expenditure reading was 42.3% of GDP in 2025, compared with 42% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.22 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 40.2% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1876–2031
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 39.2 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 39.5 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 40.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 41.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 42.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 42.9 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 42.3 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 42 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 42.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 41.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 43 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 44.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 38.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 36.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 35.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 36.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 36.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 37.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 38.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 39.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.