New Zealand — Government consumption
millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2026 · 77 observations
About this series
Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.
For New Zealand, the government consumption reading stood at 93.31B LCU in 2025. Against 90.86B LCU in 2024, the period change was +2.69%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 70.48B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 21.4% in 2025.
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- Quarterly data, 1970–2026
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Latest observations
2011–2026
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 95.57B LCU |
| 2025 | 93.31B LCU |
| 2024 | 90.86B LCU |
| 2023 | 86.12B LCU |
| 2022 | 81.35B LCU |
11 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2021 | 73.40B LCU |
| 2020 | 65.31B LCU |
| 2019 | 59.63B LCU |
| 2018 | 54.83B LCU |
| 2017 | 51.40B LCU |
| 2016 | 48.62B LCU |
| 2015 | 46.84B LCU |
| 2014 | 45.16B LCU |
| 2013 | 43.15B LCU |
| 2012 | 41.97B LCU |
| 2011 | 41.54B LCU |