New Zealand Government Spending to GDP

41.6% −0.16 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Government Spending to GDP in New Zealand fell to 41.6% in Dec 2025 from 41.7% in Dec 2024.

New Zealand Government Spending to GDP, 1990–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
41.6%41.7%52.9%Dec 199135.6%Dec 20171985 – 2025Annual

About this series

Government Spending to GDP in New Zealand averaged 40.4% from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 52.9% in Dec 1991 and a record low of 35.6% in Dec 2017. The series is reported yearly with history from 1985.

Source & methodology

International Monetary Fund · IMF. Data is also available free of charge from the IMF

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