Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value was 31,108 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in New Zealand, 1997–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 31,108 National currency for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in New Zealand peaked at 31,108 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,705 National currency, in 1997.
That places New Zealand 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6,705 National currency | — |
| 1998 | 6,840 National currency | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 7,312 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 7,571 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 8,097 National currency | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 8,832 National currency | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 9,551 National currency | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 10,245 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 10,788 National currency | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 11,557 National currency | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 12,207 National currency | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 12,193 National currency | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 12,328 National currency | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 13,929 National currency | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 15,840 National currency | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 16,254 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 16,925 National currency | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 17,782 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 18,987 National currency | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 20,768 National currency | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 21,953 National currency | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 23,103 National currency | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 24,576 National currency | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 24,061 National currency | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 26,910 National currency | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 29,240 National currency | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 30,913 National currency | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 31,108 National currency | +0.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 31,108 National currency is below the median for high income countries, which is 143,275 National currency, 22% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,953 National currency | 6,705 National currency | 7,312 National currency | 3 |
| 2000s | 10,337 National currency | 7,571 National currency | 12,328 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,012 National currency | 13,929 National currency | 24,576 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,446 National currency | 24,061 National currency | 31,108 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in New Zealand?
- Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value in New Zealand was 31,108 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 31,108 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,705 National currency in 1997.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value added type taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org