Denmark vs New Zealand: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Denmark
29.0%
in 2023
New Zealand
20.3%
in 2023
Denmark rank
1st
New Zealand rank
4th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 29.0% against 20.3% in New Zealand, a difference of 8.7%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 4th of 184 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.2% | 22.8% | 2.3% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 20.8% | 7.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 20.8% | 7.4% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 17.5% | 11.5% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 20.3% | 9.2% | Denmark |
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, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 29.0% against 20.3% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 8.7%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Denmark ranks 1st 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.