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New Zealand - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.92

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

3.92 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 77 economies

Share of global total

35.2%

Growth since 2017

1.41×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#57#22024 overtook San Marino2025 overtook Azerbaijan
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. New Zealand climbed from #57 to #2 (overtook San Marino). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2020
Climbed 30 places in global rank auto
2021
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook San Marino in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Azerbaijan in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2025

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220252.784.285.797.29
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