Canada vs New Zealand: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Canada
17.9%
in 2023
New Zealand
20.3%
in 2023
Canada rank
7th
New Zealand rank
4th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 20.3% against 17.9% in Canada, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 184 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.9% | 22.8% | 7.9% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 20.8% | 4.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 20.8% | 5.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 17.5% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 20.3% | 2.7% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 20.3% against 17.9% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Canada and New Zealand?
- 2.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 4th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations 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
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.