Kiribati vs New Zealand: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Kiribati
13.5%
in 2023
New Zealand
13.1%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
53rd
New Zealand rank
57th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Kiribati
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 13.5% against 13.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 53rd and New Zealand ranks 57th of 129 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.8% | 16.2% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.9% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Kiribati or New Zealand?
- Kiribati, at 13.5% against 13.1% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Kiribati and New Zealand?
- 0.4%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and New Zealand?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Kiribati ranks 53rd and New Zealand ranks 57th of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.