Total Crown expenses: NZ data and downloads
Total Crown expenses was $183,502 million in 2024/25, up $3,441 million on a year earlier.
Updated
Source: The Treasury (New Zealand). Last retrieved 10 October 2026.
Total Crown expenses, $m, 1996/97 to 2024/25
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| Period | Total Crown expenses ($m) |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | $183,502 million |
| 2023/24 | $180,061 million |
| 2022/23 | $161,822 million |
| 2021/22 | $150,956 million |
| 2020/21 | $133,722 million |
| 2019/20 | $138,916 million |
| 2018/19 | $111,376 million |
| 2017/18 | $104,014 million |
| 2016/17 | $99,007 million |
| 2015/16 | $95,137 million |
| 2014/15 | $93,064 million |
| 2013/14 | $91,179 million |
| 2012/13 | $90,030 million |
| 2011/12 | $91,989 million |
| 2010/11 | $99,043 million |
| 2009/10 | $80,048 million |
| 2008/09 | $82,592 million |
| 2007/08 | $75,096 million |
| 2006/07 | $68,055 million |
| 2005/06 | $63,703 million |
2024/25Total Crown expenses $183,502 millionTreasury basis: PBE Standards
Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: The Treasury (New Zealand).
Total Crown expenses: NZ data and downloads: definitions
Expenses of the whole Crown, the core Crown plus Crown entities and state-owned enterprises, on an accrual basis.
Total Crown expenses: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits
These affect how the figures can be compared.
- A broader measure than government spending; the two are not interchangeable.
- Treasury restated total Crown expenses to exclude Income Related Rent Subsidy flows between government reporting entities.
Total Crown expenses: NZ data and downloads: data by period
The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.
| Period | Total Crown expenses | Total Crown expenses |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | $183,502 million | 42.1% of GDP |
| 2023/24 | $180,061 million | 42.9% of GDP |
| 2022/23 | $161,822 million | 40.3% of GDP |
| 2021/22 | $150,956 million | 41.3% of GDP |
| 2020/21 | $133,722 million | 39.0% of GDP |
| 2019/20 | $138,916 million | 43.7% of GDP |
| 2018/19 | $111,376 million | 35.9% of GDP |
| 2017/18 | $104,014 million | 35.2% of GDP |
| 2016/17 | $99,007 million | 35.9% of GDP |
| 2015/16 | $95,137 million | 36.7% of GDP |
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- 10 October 2026