Canada vs New Zealand: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.75 Factor of average annual wage against 2.17 Factor of average annual wage in New Zealand, a difference of 0.58 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 29 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.22 Factor of average annual wage | 1.57 Factor of average annual wage | 0.6414 Factor of average annual wage | Canada |
| 2010s | 4.08 Factor of average annual wage | 1.27 Factor of average annual wage | 2.81 Factor of average annual wage | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.76 Factor of average annual wage | 2.19 Factor of average annual wage | 0.5682 Factor of average annual wage | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Canada or New Zealand?
- Canada, at 2.75 Factor of average annual wage against 2.17 Factor of average annual wage in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.58 Factor of average annual wage, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Canada ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 19th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household