Barbados vs New Zealand: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Barbados
31.8%
in 2017
New Zealand
32.0%
in 2017
Barbados rank
28th
New Zealand rank
27th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Barbados
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 32.0% against 31.8% in Barbados, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.
Barbados ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 77 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 34.3% | 7.3% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 33.3% | 2.8% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 31.1% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Barbados or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 32.0% against 31.8% in Barbados as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Barbados and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and New Zealand?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Barbados and New Zealand rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Barbados ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.