New Zealand
New Zealand is ranked 2nd overall on the Index. It is ranked top for integrity, capabilities and procurement.
New Zealand’s integrity score is well ahead of other leading countries in the Index and it achieves the maximum score for almost half of the metrics within this indicator.
New Zealand’s top position for procurement is primarily because of its maximum scores for three metrics: the extent of e-procurement functions within government procurement systems; the role of the central purchasing body; and the extent to which policies are in place to enable small and medium-sized enterprises to take part in central government procurement. This suggests that New Zealand has positive lessons to share with other countries who wish to improve in these areas.
New Zealand’s capabilities ranking reflects very strong scores for many of the metrics. This includes achieving maximum scores for the metrics assessing the extent of IT and influencing skills in the workplace. Scores for the job related learning metric are very strong as well.
Tax administration is the main indicator where New Zealand’s performance is less strong relative to other countries.