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Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand - Market Research Report (2013-2028)

Matilda Reilly Matilda Reilly Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: November 2023 ANZSIC Q8512NZ

Revenue

$2.4bn

2023-24

$2.4bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

4,984

Businesses

3,345

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand industry analysis

The Specialist Medical Services industry has grown strongly in recent years. New Zealand's senior population has expanded over the past few years, supporting industry revenue growth. Older individuals are typically more susceptible to chronic diseases and disorders that require treatment by specialist medical practitioners. For this reason, demand for specialist medical services tends to accelerate as this demographic expands. General population growth in recent years has also boosted industry demand, as more people have required specialist medical treatment. Industry revenue is expected to climb at an annualised 5.7% over the five years through 2023-24, to reach $2.4 billion. This includes an anticipated 0.8% tumble in 2023-24, as public health expenditure slumps after surging during the pandemic.

Trends and Insights

  • Surging public health expenditure, particularly during the pandemic, has fuelled industry revenue and profit growth in recent years. Even so, industry revenue is set to drop in 2023-24 as public health expenditure tumbles.
  • The Medical Council of New Zealand classifies medical specialists as having registered in a vocational scope of practice. There are two broad categories of specialists: surgeons and physicians.
  • Medical specialists tend to locate themselves in populous areas. The spread of industry establishments follows general population trends, with most located in major cities.
  • Patients who use the New Zealand healthcare system usually have to gain a referral from a GP to see a medical specialist. That’s why practitioners compete by having an excellent professional reputation and building amicable relationships with GPs.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2013-2028)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 5.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.4bn in 2023.

Trends and Insights

A hike in public health expenditure is buttressing demand for specialist medical services

  • Specialist medical services are largely price-inelastic, as patients often require specialised attention to continue living a healthy life.
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Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand
Revenue (2013-2028)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

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

Trends and Insights

New Zealand’s ageing population is set to provide medical specialists with a stable income stream

  • New Zealand's population is projected to expand in response to a rise in net migration and life expectancy.

Biggest companies in the Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($short_0)
2024

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

Products & Services Segmentation

Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Internal medicines, Orthopaedics and general surgery and Psychiatry. Internal medicines is the largest segment of the Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand.

Trends and Insights

Growing levels of obesity are pushing up demand for internal medicine services

  • Internal medicine practitioners diagnose patients with complex medical problems. Areas of speciality include cardiology, medical oncology, rheumatology and neurology.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Industry firms primarily provide specialist medical services. Specialist medical practitioners often operate private or group practices in medical clinics or centres. The industry excludes pathology and diagnostic imaging services.

What's included in this industry?

Internal medicineAnaesthesiologyPsychiatryOrthopaedics and general surgeryPaediatricsObstetrics and gynaecologyNeurologyOphthalmology

Companies

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Related Terms

TELEHEALTHOPHTHALMOLOGYCARDIOLOGIST

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 8512 - Specialist Medical Services 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

Surging public health expenditure, particularly during the pandemic, has fuelled industry revenue and profit growth in recent years. Even so, industry revenue is set to drop ...

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 (2013-2022) and forecast (2023-2028)
  • Employees, including historical (2013-2022) and forecast (2023-2028)
  • Businesses, including historical (2013-2022) and forecast (2023-2028)
  • Profit, including historical (2013-2023)
  • 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

The Medical Council of New Zealand classifies medical specialists as having registered in a vocational scope of practice. There are two broad categories of specialists: surge...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2023
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2023
  • Major market segmentation in 2023

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

Medical specialists tend to locate themselves in populous areas. The spread of industry establishments follows general population trends, with most located in major cities.

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 2023

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2023
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2023
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2023
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2023

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

Patients who use the New Zealand healthcare system usually have to gain a referral from a GP to see a medical specialist. That’s why practitioners compete by having an excell...

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 2018-2023
  • 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

Due to the Specialist Medical Services industry's highly fragmented nature, individual practices hold limited market share. Private practices may have numerous specialists tr...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2019 through 2023
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2023

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

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

    Analyst insights

    Industry revenue has been highly volatile in recent years. Variations in public health expenditure, household income, the population's median age, visits to general health pr...

    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 (2013-2028) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2013-2028) 

    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

    Individual cost structures vary across the industry depending on a provider’s size, location and specialisation. Wages account for the largest share of industry revenue, as s...

    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 2023
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2023
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2013-2028)
    • Revenue per Employee (2013-2028)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2013-2028)
    • Employees per Establishment (2013-2028)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2013-2028)
    • Average Wage (2013-2028)
    • Wages/Revenue (2013-2028)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2013-2028)
    • IVA/Revenue (2013-2028)
    • Imports/Demand (2013-2028)
    • Exports/Revenue (2013-2028)

    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 (2013-2028)
    • IVA (2013-2028)
    • Establishments (2013-2028)
    • Enterprises (2013-2028)
    • Employment (2013-2028)
    • Exports (2013-2028)
    • Imports (2013-2028)
    • Wages (2013-2028)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand in 2024?

    The market size of the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand is $2.4bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand industry in 2023?

    There are 3,345 businesses in the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand, which has grown at a CAGR of 3.4 % between 2018 and 2023.

    Has the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand has been growing at a CAGR of 5.7 % between 2018 and 2023.

    What is the forecast growth of the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand is expected to grow.

    What does the Specialist Medical Services in New Zealand include?

    Internal medicine and Anaesthesiology are part of the Specialist Medical Services industry.

    How competitive is the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand?

    The level of competition is low and steady in the Specialist Medical Services industry in New Zealand.

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