Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in New Zealand
New Zealand: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 9.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in New Zealand, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in New Zealand stood at 9.7%.
That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in New Zealand peaked at 19.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
That places New Zealand 78th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8.0% | — |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 8.1% | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 8.4% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 11.6% | +28.4% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -26.5% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +71.8% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -31.6% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -43.0% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +65.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +33.4% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.2% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 7.5% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 8.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 9.7% | 14.3% | 3 |
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 33,643 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5121 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 49,980 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 82,583 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.7819 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in New Zealand?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in New Zealand was 9.7% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- New Zealand ranks 78th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.