Australia vs New Zealand: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues

Australia
29.87 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
New Zealand
32.89 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
28th
New Zealand rank
26th

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues over time

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 32.89 Percentage of GDP against 29.87 Percentage of GDP in Australia, a difference of 3.02 Percentage of GDP.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

Across all 59 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 35 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 20.37 Percentage of GDP 25.6 Percentage of GDP 5.23 Percentage of GDP New Zealand
1970s 23.72 Percentage of GDP 29.28 Percentage of GDP 5.56 Percentage of GDP New Zealand
1980s 27.4 Percentage of GDP 32.75 Percentage of GDP 5.36 Percentage of GDP New Zealand
1990s 27.95 Percentage of GDP 34.34 Percentage of GDP 6.39 Percentage of GDP New Zealand
2000s 28.95 Percentage of GDP 33.34 Percentage of GDP 4.39 Percentage of GDP New Zealand
2010s 27.2 Percentage of GDP 31.12 Percentage of GDP 3.91 Percentage of GDP New Zealand
2020s 29.17 Percentage of GDP 33.59 Percentage of GDP 4.42 Percentage of GDP New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues, Australia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 32.89 Percentage of GDP against 29.87 Percentage of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues between Australia and New Zealand?
3.02 Percentage of GDP, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
Australia ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 26th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.