Central Government agencies’ invoice payment times
Central Government agencies are committed to paying 95% of domestic invoices within 10 working days.
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Below are the results for the quarter October to December 2023, confirmed by each agency’s Chief Financial Officer.
These payment times are updated every 3 months.
Central government agencies payment times summary
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93.7% of invoices were paid within 10 working days, down from 0.8% in the previous quarter.
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17 agencies are paying more than 95% of their invoices within 10 working days. This number will improve given the current momentum with key suppliers to Government becoming eInvoicing enabled.
| Agency | % of invoices paid within 10 business days | Change since last quarter | Number of invoices for quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry for Pacific Peoples | 100% | +56% | 837 |
| Ministry for Women | 100% | 0% | 216 |
| Ministry for Primary Industries | 100% | +2% | 7,226 |
| Education Review Office | 99% | -1% | 2,185 |
| Land Information New Zealand | 99% | +2% | 2,415 |
| Ministry of Disabled People | 99% | +1% | 3,890 |
| Serious Fraud Office | 98% | -1% | 381 |
| Ministry of Education | 98% | +1% | 58,189 |
| Ministry of Health | 98% | +1% | 2,023 |
| Te Puni Kōkiri | 98% | +1% | 1,975 |
| Public Service Commission | 97% | +1% | 367 |
| Ministry of Housing and Urban Development | 96% | 0% | 3,921 |
| Ministry of Justice | 96% | -1% | 103,491 |
| Ministry of Social Development | 96% | 0% | 32,110 |
| Ministry for Culture and Heritage | 96% | +1% | 576 |
| The Treasury | 95% | +1% | 1,307 |
| Oranga Tamariki | 95% | -1% | 42,417 |
| Inland Revenue | 95% | 0% | 2,305 |
| Department of Corrections | 94% | 0% | 33,261 |
| Statistics New Zealand | 94% | -2% | 1,554 |
| Department of Internal Affairs | 93% | 0% | 10,746 |
| Ministry of Defence | 92% | +1% | 628 |
| Crown Law Office | 91% | -9% | 715 |
| Ministry of Transport | 89% | 0% | 708 |
| Ministry for the Environment | 89% | +2% | 1,894 |
| Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment | 88% | +1% | 11,797 |
| Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet | 78% | -14% | 1,643 |
| Government Communications Security Bureau | 76% | -7% | 1,250 |
| New Zealand Customs Service | 72% | -1% | 3,188 |
| New Zealand Security Intelligence Service | 64% | -5% | 564 |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | 57% | +9% | 3,092 |
| Department of Conservation | 55% | -14% | 11,182 |
| Percentage of Invoices paid within 10 days | 93.7% | -0.8% | 348,053 |
Payment times are measured from when an invoice is entered into agencies financial systems. The majority of invoices received are entered into agency financial systems within one working day.
Last updated: 16 April 2024