Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in New Zealand
New Zealand: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 28.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 10% 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
New Zealand recorded 28.7% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in New Zealand peaked at 36.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 2006.
New Zealand ranks 89th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.6% | — |
| 1981 | 32.7% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 33.1% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 31.2% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 33.7% | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 32.8% | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 30.4% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 29.6% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 33.9% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 33.6% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 35.2% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 35.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 31.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 29.7% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -18.1% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 28.1% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.9% | 29.6% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 32.1% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 24.3% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 28.7% | 32.4% | 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 10% before and after tax in New Zealand?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in New Zealand was 28.7% 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 10% before and after tax recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 2006.
- How does New Zealand rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- New Zealand ranks 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.