New Zealand vs Spain: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
New Zealand
7,475 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Spain
7,702 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
New Zealand rank
24th
Spain rank
22nd
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- New Zealand
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 7,702 international-$ in 2025 prices against 7,475 international-$ in 2025 prices in New Zealand, a difference of 227 international-$ in 2025 prices.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Spain ahead.
New Zealand ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 113 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,394 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,029 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,635 international-$ in 2025 prices | Spain |
| 1990s | 3,159 international-$ in 2025 prices | 5,635 international-$ in 2025 prices | 2,475 international-$ in 2025 prices | Spain |
| 2000s | 6,516 international-$ in 2025 prices | 6,890 international-$ in 2025 prices | 373.45 international-$ in 2025 prices | Spain |
| 2010s | 8,272 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,069 international-$ in 2025 prices | 1,203 international-$ in 2025 prices | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 6,626 international-$ in 2025 prices | 7,336 international-$ in 2025 prices | 709.88 international-$ in 2025 prices | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), New Zealand or Spain?
- Spain, at 7,702 international-$ in 2025 prices against 7,475 international-$ in 2025 prices in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between New Zealand and Spain?
- 227 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- New Zealand ranks 24th and Spain ranks 22nd of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.