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Hospitals in New Zealand - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Misaki Iishi Misaki Iishi Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: May 2024 ANZSIC Q8401NZ

Revenue

$28.6bn

2024-25

$28.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

107k

Businesses

119

Wages

$X.Xbn

Hospitals in New Zealand industry analysis

The Hospitals industry has been expanding, resulting from the growing and ageing population, putting more pressure on the healthcare system. Growth in New Zealand's overall population, particularly in the population aged 50 and older, has accelerated some illnesses that typically occur as people age. This has boosted the demand for medical services, applying more pressure on public hospitals, which dominate the Hospitals industry. New Zealand's hospitals are facing substantial workforce shortages triggered by the COVID-19 outbreak, which has added extra pressure on hospitals. With slight support from growing private health insurance membership, especially beneficial for private hospitals, the overall revenue is expected to climb at an annual rate of 0.1% to $28.6 billion through the end of 2024-25. This includes a 2.4% drop in 2024-25.

Trends and Insights

  • Hospitals are facing increased pressure from healthcare workforce shortages. The Central Government (Te Kawanatanga o Aotearoa) has implemented a plan addressing the low worker numbers across the healthcare sector.
  • Same-day separations are accounting for a growing share of revenue. Because medical procedures have become more efficient and effective, fewer people must stay overnight in public and private hospitals.
  • Most hospitals are located in densely populated areas. The Auckland and Canterbury regions constitute large shares of New Zealand's population needing more hospitals to service these regions.
  • Hospitals compete based on their services, quality of care and waiting times for medical procedures. Hospitals don’t essentially compete on price.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $28.6bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Healthcare workforce shortages are impacting hospital services

  • The Hospitals industry has been suffering from a health workforce crisis, much like other countries worldwide. Health workforce shortages have been exacerbated following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hospitals in New Zealand
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Ageing population is set to support the Hospitals industry’s revenue growth

  • The Hospitals industry will continue to benefit from the ageing population, creating significant demand for hospital services.

Biggest companies in the Hospitals in New Zealand

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($short_0)
2025

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Hospitals in New Zealand industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Hospitals in New Zealand
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Public hospital same-day separations, Public hospital overnight separations and Private hospital same-day separations. Public hospital same-day separations is the largest segment of the Hospitals in New Zealand.

Trends and Insights

More advanced care has reduced the need for overnight stays in public hospitals

  • The largest segment of the industry consists of overnight stays in public hospitals. Medical emergencies often prompt these stays, when a patient needs extended treatment, care, or monitoring for more than one day.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Hospitals offer surgical, medical and diagnostic services, along with continuous medical care for inpatients. The Hospitals industry includes operators that provide both hospital facilities and training for medical and nursing staff. However, it excludes psychiatric hospitals.

What's included in this industry?

Children's hospital operationDay hospital operationEar, nose and throat hospital operationGeneral hospital operation (excluding psychiatric or veterinary hospitals)Infectious diseases hospital operationsMaternity hospital operationsObstetric hospital operationsWomen’s hospital operations

Companies

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Related Terms

INPATIENTOUTPATIENTPATIENT SEPARATION

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 8401 - Hospitals in New Zealand

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Hospitals are facing increased pressure from healthcare workforce shortages. The Central Government (Te Kawanatanga o Aotearoa) has implemented a plan addressing the low work...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

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Analyst insight

Same-day separations are accounting for a growing share of revenue. Because medical procedures have become more efficient and effective, fewer people must stay overnight in p...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Most hospitals are located in densely populated areas. The Auckland and Canterbury regions constitute large shares of New Zealand's population needing more hospitals to servi...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Hospitals compete based on their services, quality of care and waiting times for medical procedures. Hospitals don’t essentially compete on price.

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

There are no major companies in the Hospitals industry. The New Zealand Government established Health New Zealand to manage health services, including public hospitals, which...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    The Central Government (Te Kawanatanga o Aotearoa) funds all public hospitals. Some hospitals receive public donations, while private hospitals generate profit through out-of...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Labour shortages in the healthcare sector have heightened average wage costs. The Hospitals industry is labour-intensive, requiring highly skilled workers like nurses and doc...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Hospitals industry in New Zealand in 2024?

    The market size of the Hospitals industry in New Zealand is $28.6bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Hospitals in New Zealand industry in 2024?

    There are 119 businesses in the Hospitals industry in New Zealand, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Hospitals industry in New Zealand grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Hospitals industry in New Zealand has been growing at a CAGR of 0.1 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Hospitals industry in New Zealand over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Hospitals industry in New Zealand is expected to grow.

    What does the Hospitals in New Zealand include?

    Children's hospital operation and Day hospital operation are part of the Hospitals industry.

    How competitive is the Hospitals industry in New Zealand?

    The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Hospitals industry in New Zealand.

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    • Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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