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New Zealand - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 35.5

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

35.5 (2022)

Global rank

#n/a of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 1972

1.37×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#10#302021 overtook Iceland2022 overtook Denmark
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. New Zealand climbed from #10 to #30 (overtook Iceland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Iceland in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Denmark in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1972-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1972198220022012202225.9130.9736.0241.08

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