Subsidies and other transfers in New Zealand

New Zealand: Subsidies and other transfers was 72.88 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.88 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
83rd
of 153 countries
All-time high
72.88 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
13.54 billion current LCU
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Subsidies and other transfers in New Zealand, 2001–2024

20.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B2001201220242001: 13.5B current LCU2002: 14.8B current LCU2003: 16.6B current LCU2004: 17.1B current LCU2005: 17.7B current LCU2006: 18.4B current LCU2007: 20.0B current LCU2008: 21.6B current LCU2009: 31.3B current LCU2010: 32.9B current LCU2011: 34.7B current LCU2012: 35.6B current LCU2013: 36.0B current LCU2014: 36.4B current LCU2015: 37.4B current LCU2016: 39.0B current LCU2017: 40.5B current LCU2018: 42.5B current LCU2019: 46.4B current LCU2020: 63.0B current LCU2021: 60.2B current LCU2022: 70.3B current LCU2023: 68.1B current LCU2024: 72.9B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in New Zealand is 72.88 billion current LCU, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in New Zealand peaked at 72.88 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.54 billion current LCU, in 2001.

New Zealand ranks 83rd of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Subsidies and other transfers in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in New Zealand, 2001 to 2024.
Year current LCU Change
2001 13.54 billion current LCU
2002 14.82 billion current LCU +9.5%
2003 16.61 billion current LCU +12.1%
2004 17.13 billion current LCU +3.2%
2005 17.73 billion current LCU +3.5%
2006 18.42 billion current LCU +3.9%
2007 19.99 billion current LCU +8.5%
2008 21.58 billion current LCU +8.0%
2009 31.29 billion current LCU +45.0%
2010 32.90 billion current LCU +5.1%
2011 34.75 billion current LCU +5.6%
2012 35.64 billion current LCU +2.6%
2013 35.98 billion current LCU +1.0%
2014 36.38 billion current LCU +1.1%
2015 37.44 billion current LCU +2.9%
2016 38.98 billion current LCU +4.1%
2017 40.48 billion current LCU +3.9%
2018 42.53 billion current LCU +5.1%
2019 46.42 billion current LCU +9.1%
2020 62.97 billion current LCU +35.7%
2021 60.16 billion current LCU -4.5%
2022 70.34 billion current LCU +16.9%
2023 68.10 billion current LCU -3.2%
2024 72.88 billion current LCU +7.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.01 billion current LCU 13.54 billion current LCU 31.29 billion current LCU 9
2010s 38.15 billion current LCU 32.90 billion current LCU 46.42 billion current LCU 10
2020s 66.89 billion current LCU 60.16 billion current LCU 72.88 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 80 Switzerland 104.03 billion current LCU compare
  2. 81 Peru 90.48 billion current LCU compare
  3. 82 Mauritius 84.89 billion current LCU compare
  4. 84 Moldova 69.09 billion current LCU compare
  5. 85 Portugal 61.98 billion current LCU compare
  6. 86 Finland 58.05 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 153 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies and other transfers in New Zealand?
Subsidies and other transfers in New Zealand was 72.88 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 72.88 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 13.54 billion current LCU in 2001.
How does New Zealand rank for subsidies and other transfers?
New Zealand ranks 83rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Subsidies and other transfers (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
153 places, 3,810 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. 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.