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Government at a Glance 2015 Country Fact Sheet www.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm New Zealand public spending is close to the OECD average, despite low public sector employment In 2013, government expenditures in New Zealand amounted to 40.1% of GDP, close to the OECD average of 41.9%. Out of the public expenditure, the percentage spent on the compensation of employees at 23.5%, was also not far from the OECD average of 22.9%. Total public sector employment, at 12.4% of the general labour force, however, was significantly lower than the OECD average of 21.3%. Intermediate consumption (contracting out) and cash transfers were similar to the OECD average. Public investment attained 9.6 % of GDP in 2013 – which may in part be related to reconstruction after the Christchurch earthquake – compared to the OECD average of 7.8%. Chapter 2: Public finance and economics General government expenditures as a percentage of GDP General government expenditures by economic transaction Chapter 3: Public employment and compensation Public sector employment as a percentage of the labour force Integrity practices are unequal across branches of the New Zealand government Disclosure of private interest of public officials is one of the tools for managing conflict of interest in gov- ernment. Disclosure requirements in New Zealand are high for the legislative branch, relative to the OECD average, but do not exist for the judicial branch of government. Disclosure requirements are higher than the OECD average for the Executive branch, but lower in “at risk” areas, such as tax and custom officials, pro- curement agents and staff of financial authorities. Chapter 7: Public Sector Integrity Level of disclosure and public availability of private interests across branches of government New Zealanders are more satisfied with public services than citizens in most OECD countries Satisfaction with health care in New Zealand is high – 84% – compared to 71% across the OECD; followed by education – 73% in New Zealand compared to 67% on average in the OECD; while 63% had confi- dence in the judicial system, compared to an average of 54% in the OECD. Out of pocket expenditure for healthcare as a percentage of final household consumption is relatively low in New Zealand: 1.8% in 2012, compared to 2.8% on average across the OECD. Responsiveness of the health care system to patient needs compares well internationally as expressed by waiting times for health care appointments and the involve- ment of patients in care and treatment. Chapter 12: Serving Citizens Citizens’ satisfaction with the health care system Citizens’ satisfaction with the education system Citizens‘ confidence with the judicial system Out-of-pocket medical expenditure as a share of final household consumption Waiting times for a doctor or nurse appointment and a specialist appointment Regular doctor providing easy-to-understand explanations New Zealand

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Government at a Glance 2015

Country Fact Sheetwww.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm

New Zealand public spending is close to the OECD average,despite low public sector employment

In 2013, government expenditures in New Zealand amounted to 40.1% of GDP, close to the OECD average of 41.9%. Out of the public expenditure, the percentage spent on the compensation of employees at 23.5%, was also not far from the OECD average of 22.9%. Total public sector employment, at 12.4% of the general labour force, however, was significantly lower than the OECD average of 21.3%. Intermediate consumption (contracting out) and cash transfers were similar to the OECD average. Public investment attained 9.6 % of GDP in 2013 – which may in part be related to reconstruction after the Christchurch earthquake – compared to the OECD average of 7.8%.

Chapter 2: Public finance and economicsGeneral government expenditures as a percentage of GDPGeneral government expenditures by economic transaction

Chapter 3: Public employment and compensationPublic sector employment as a percentage of the labour force

Integrity practices are unequal across branches of the New Zealand government

Disclosure of private interest of public officials is one of the tools for managing conflict of interest in gov-ernment. Disclosure requirements in New Zealand are high for the legislative branch, relative to the OECD average, but do not exist for the judicial branch of government. Disclosure requirements are higher than the OECD average for the Executive branch, but lower in “at risk” areas, such as tax and custom officials, pro-curement agents and staff of financial authorities.

Chapter 7: Public Sector IntegrityLevel of disclosure and public availability of private interests across branches of government

New Zealanders are more satisfied with public servicesthan citizens in most OECD countries

Satisfaction with health care in New Zealand is high – 84% – compared to 71% across the OECD; followed by education – 73% in New Zealand compared to 67% on average in the OECD; while 63% had confi-dence in the judicial system, compared to an average of 54% in the OECD. Out of pocket expenditure for healthcare as a percentage of final household consumption is relatively low in New Zealand: 1.8% in 2012, compared to 2.8% on average across the OECD. Responsiveness of the health care system to patient needs compares well internationally as expressed by waiting times for health care appointments and the involve-ment of patients in care and treatment.

Chapter 12: Serving CitizensCitizens’ satisfaction with the health care systemCitizens’ satisfaction with the education systemCitizens‘ confidence with the judicial systemOut-of-pocket medical expenditure as a share of final household consumptionWaiting times for a doctor or nurse appointment and a specialist appointmentRegular doctor providing easy-to-understand explanations

New Zealand

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Government revenues(2013)

Government expenditures(2013)

Government gross debt *(2013)

% of GDP % of GDP % of GDP

Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts Source: OECD National Accounts

G@G /dataG@G /data

-15% -10% 0%-5% +5% +10% +15%-0.4%

New Zealand

-4.2%

Fiscal balance *(2013)% of GDP

Public investment(2013)

% of of total govt. expenditures

How to read the figures:

New Zealand

Country value in blue (not represented if not available)

Average of OECD countries in green

Range of OECD country values in grey

Public Finance & Economics Public Employment & Compensation

Public Finance and Economics

GOVERNMENT INPUTS: FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES

29.3%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

33.3%New Zealand

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

41.9%40.1%

New Zealand

7.8%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

9.6%

New Zealand

0% 50% 100% 150% 200% 250%

109.3% 100%

0%

n.a.New Zealand

100%

0%

Values have been rounded. n.a. refers to

data not available

Source: OECD National Accounts* SNA definition, see Notes

Source: OECD National Accounts. * See Notes

Public Employment and Compensation

G@G /data

58.0%

57.6%New Zealand

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Public sector employment filled by women (2013)

Source: International Labour Organization (database)

Share of women ministers(2015)

Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union Parline Database

Public sector employmentas % of total employment (2013)

Source: International Labour Organization (database)

21.3%

12.4%New Zealand

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

37.7%39.7%

New Zealand

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GOVERNMENT PROCESSES

Institutions Regulatory Governance Public Procurement Public Sector Integrity Digital Government

Digital Gov.

High Moderate Low

30%59%11%

HighNew Zealand

G@G /data

Level ofinfluence of the

Centre of Governmentover line ministries

(2013)

Institutions

Source: OECD 2013 Survey on Centre of Government

Women in Government

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Stakeholder engagement to inform o�cials about the problem and

possible solutions

Primary lawsSubordinateregulations

Consultation on draft regulations or proposed rules

For all primary laws

For all primary laws

3%15%65%15%2%

6%9%

62%23%0%

68%6%

18%6%2%

53%18%24%5%0%

For all subordinate regulations

For all primary laws /subordinate regulations

For major primary laws /subordinate regulations

For some primary laws /subordinate regulations

NeverNotapplicable

For all subordinate regulationsNew Zealand

G@G /data

Source: OECD Regulatory Policy Outlook (forthcoming)

Stakeholder engagement and consultation (2014)

Regulatory Governance

Strategic public procurement - Objectives(2014)

G@G /data

Public Procurement

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

29.0%

50%

36.3%

New Zealand

Source: OECD National Accounts

Procurement expenditure(2013)

% of government expenditures

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Public Procurement

Public Sector Integrity

2632

64

44

Judicial Branch “At risk” areasLegislative Branch

Executive Branch

Low level

Medium level

High level

21

0

88

50

New ZealandNew ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand

Level of disclosure of private interestsacross branches of government

(2014)

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Managing Conflict of Interest in the Executive Branch and Whistleblower Protection

0.58

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

0.59New Zealand

OURdata Index:Open, Useful, ReusableGovernment Data (2014)

Composite indexfrom 0 lowest to 1 highest

Source: 2014 OECD Survey on Open Government Data

Support for greenpublic procurement

A strategy / policy has been developed by some procuring entities

A strategy / policy has been developed at a central level

Support forSMEs

Support for innovativegoods and services

13 26 1

A strategy / policy has been rescinded

A strategy / policy has never been developed

2 10 25 0 3 10 23 0 3

New Zealand

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GOVERNMENT OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES

Notes Fiscal balance as reported in the System of National Accounts (SNA) framework, also referred to as net lending (+) or net borrowing (-) of government, is calculated as total government revenues minus total government expenditures. Structural fiscal balance, or underlying balance, represents the fiscal balance adjusted for the state of the economic cycle (as measured by the output gap which resulted as the dif ference between actual and potential GDP) and one-off fiscal operations. Government gross debt is reported according to the SNA definition, which dif fers from the definition applied under the Maastricht Treaty. It is defined as all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. All debt instruments are liabilities, but some liabilities such as shares, equity and financial derivatives are not debt. Government debt for Australia is reported on an adjusted basis (i.e. excluding unfunded pension liabilities).

Core Government Results and Service Delivery

Out of pocket expenditure as a % of final household consumption Access to healthcare (2012)

Source: OECD Health Statistics 2014

Satisfaction and confidence across public services (2014)

71%

Judicial system

Education system

84%

20

40

60

80

100

Health care

67%73%

54%63%

National government42%63%

New Zealand

Average

Range

Source: Gallup World Poll

-15%

-10%

-5%

0%

5%

New ZealandTop10%

-0.9%

Bottom10%

-2.2%

Top10%

Bottom10%

-1.6% -0.8%

Changes in household disposable income,by income group (2007-2011)

Source: OECD Income Distribution Database

Limited government powers(2014)

New Zealand0.85

0.76

[0.37-0.92]

Source: The World Justice Project

Equity in learning outcomes (2012)PISA mathematics score variance by socio economic background

14.8%

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

18.4%New Zealand

Source: OECD, PISA 2012 results: Excellence through equity, 2013

% of citizens expressing confidence/satisfaction

Government at a Glance 2015With a focus on public administration, OECD Government at a Glance 2015 provides readers with a dashboard of key indicators assembled with the

goal of contributing to the analysis and international comparison of public sector performance across OECD countries. Indicators on public finances

and employment are provided alongside composite indexes summarising aspects of public management policies, and indicators on services to

citizens in health care, education, and justice. Government at a Glance 2015 also includes indicators on key governance and public management

issues, such as regulatory management, budgeting practices and procedures, public sector integrity, public procurement and core government

results in terms of trust in institutions, income redistribution and efficiency and cost-effectiveness of governments.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/gov_glance-2015-en

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For more information on the data (including full methodology and figure notes)and to consult all other Country Fact Sheets: www.oecd.org/gov/govataglance.htm

2.8%

0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5%

1.8%New Zealand