Defence Portfolio
Briefing to the Incoming Government 2002
Votes: Defence and Defence Force (continued)
Defence Spending in New Zealand
NZDF Spending as a Percentage of GDP
The NZDF's Spending as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is demonstrated on a line graph with the years 1993/94 through to 2002/03 on the X axis and percentages from 0.00 though to 2.00 on the Y axis.
The Capital Charges included are demonstrated on the blue line and the Capital Charges Excluded are demonstrated on the black line.
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1992/93 were 1.90 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1993/94 were 1.62 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1994/95 were 1.52 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1995/96 were 1.50 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1996/97 were 1.35 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1997/98 were 1.34 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1998/99 were 1.34 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1999/00 were 1.30 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 2000/01 were 1.32 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 2001/02 were 1.25 percent
- The Capital Charges included in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 2002/03 were 1.28 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1992/93 were 1.40 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1993/94 were 1.25 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1994/95 were 1.17 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1995/96 were 1.10 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1996/97 were 0.98 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1997/98 were 1.00 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1998/99 were 1.02 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 1999/00 were 1.03 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 2000/01 were 1.05 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 2001/02 were 1.03 percent
- The Capital Charges excluded in Defence Spending as a percentage of GDP for 2002/03 were 1.05 percent

