Expense in New Zealand

New Zealand: Expense was 139.80 billion current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
139.80 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
89th
of 157 countries
All-time high
139.80 billion current LCU
in 2022
All-time low
2.04 billion current LCU
in 1972
Years of data
39
1972–2022

Expense in New Zealand, 1972–2022

050.0B100.0B150.0B1972199720221972: 2.0B current LCU1973: 2.4B current LCU1974: 2.8B current LCU1975: 3.6B current LCU1976: 4.0B current LCU1977: 4.9B current LCU1978: 6.1B current LCU1979: 7.0B current LCU1980: 8.4B current LCU1981: 10.6B current LCU1982: 12.4B current LCU1983: 13.5B current LCU1984: 15.5B current LCU1985: 17.4B current LCU1986: 21.7B current LCU1987: 26.8B current LCU1988: 27.5B current LCU2001: 40.6B current LCU2002: 41.5B current LCU2003: 45.1B current LCU2004: 47.0B current LCU2005: 50.5B current LCU2006: 54.0B current LCU2007: 58.4B current LCU2008: 61.8B current LCU2009: 66.3B current LCU2010: 69.6B current LCU2011: 85.4B current LCU2012: 76.2B current LCU2013: 77.0B current LCU2014: 78.5B current LCU2015: 80.5B current LCU2016: 83.4B current LCU2017: 87.0B current LCU2018: 90.9B current LCU2019: 97.2B current LCU2020: 119.4B current LCU2021: 120.7B current LCU2022: 139.8B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for expense in New Zealand is 139.80 billion current LCU, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense in New Zealand peaked at 139.80 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.04 billion current LCU, in 1972.

New Zealand ranks 89th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.10 billion current LCU 2.04 billion current LCU 7.00 billion current LCU 8
1980s 17.10 billion current LCU 8.42 billion current LCU 27.48 billion current LCU 9
2000s 51.71 billion current LCU 40.61 billion current LCU 66.33 billion current LCU 9
2010s 82.58 billion current LCU 69.61 billion current LCU 97.20 billion current LCU 10
2020s 126.62 billion current LCU 119.40 billion current LCU 139.80 billion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 86 Mauritius 185.64 billion current LCU compare
  2. 87 Central African Republic 162.73 billion current LCU compare
  3. 88 Honduras 140.02 billion current LCU compare
  4. 90 Ghana 139.32 billion current LCU compare
  5. 91 Switzerland 134.42 billion current LCU compare
  6. 92 Finland 122.60 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense in New Zealand?
Expense in New Zealand was 139.80 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest expense recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 139.80 billion current LCU in 2022.
What is the lowest expense recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2.04 billion current LCU in 1972.
How does New Zealand rank for expense?
New Zealand ranks 89th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
Is expense rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.