Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in New Zealand

New Zealand: Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues was 32.89 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.89 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
36.82 Percentage of GDP
in 1989
All-time low
24.17 Percentage of GDP
in 1968
Years of data
60
1965–2024

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in New Zealand, 1965–2024

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in New Zealand stood at 32.89 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in New Zealand peaked at 36.82 Percentage of GDP in 1989 and was at its lowest, 24.17 Percentage of GDP, in 1968.

That places New Zealand 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues in New Zealand, 1965 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1965 24.98 Percentage of GDP
1966 25.72 Percentage of GDP +3.0%
1967 27.83 Percentage of GDP +8.2%
1968 24.17 Percentage of GDP -13.2%
1969 25.3 Percentage of GDP +4.7%
1970 27.04 Percentage of GDP +6.9%
1971 27.03 Percentage of GDP -0.0%
1972 26.65 Percentage of GDP -1.4%
1973 27.98 Percentage of GDP +5.0%
1974 30.51 Percentage of GDP +9.0%
1975 30.31 Percentage of GDP -0.6%
1976 29.75 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
1977 31.81 Percentage of GDP +6.9%
1978 30.43 Percentage of GDP -4.3%
1979 31.3 Percentage of GDP +2.8%
1980 31.53 Percentage of GDP +0.7%
1981 32.25 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
1982 32.77 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
1983 30.44 Percentage of GDP -7.1%
1984 30.6 Percentage of GDP +0.5%
1985 31.55 Percentage of GDP +3.1%
1986 32 Percentage of GDP +1.4%
1987 35.04 Percentage of GDP +9.5%
1988 34.55 Percentage of GDP -1.4%
1989 36.82 Percentage of GDP +6.6%
1990 36.17 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
1991 34.37 Percentage of GDP -5.0%
1992 34.75 Percentage of GDP +1.1%
1993 34.87 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
1994 35.44 Percentage of GDP +1.6%
1995 35.56 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
1996 33.77 Percentage of GDP -5.0%
1997 33.89 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
1998 32.29 Percentage of GDP -4.7%
1999 32.32 Percentage of GDP +0.1%
2000 32.54 Percentage of GDP +0.7%
2001 31.96 Percentage of GDP -1.8%
2002 33.24 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
2003 33.17 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2004 34.2 Percentage of GDP +3.1%
2005 36.09 Percentage of GDP +5.5%
2006 35.3 Percentage of GDP -2.2%
2007 33.9 Percentage of GDP -4.0%
2008 32.84 Percentage of GDP -3.1%
2009 30.15 Percentage of GDP -8.2%
2010 30.23 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
2011 30.04 Percentage of GDP -0.6%
2012 31.58 Percentage of GDP +5.1%
2013 30.44 Percentage of GDP -3.6%
2014 31.16 Percentage of GDP +2.4%
2015 31.48 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
2016 31.38 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2017 31.32 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2018 32.18 Percentage of GDP +2.7%
2019 31.36 Percentage of GDP -2.5%
2020 33.67 Percentage of GDP +7.4%
2021 34.38 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2022 32.58 Percentage of GDP -5.2%
2023 33.73 Percentage of GDP +3.5%
2024 32.89 Percentage of GDP -2.5%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 32.89 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.23 Percentage of GDP, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.6 Percentage of GDP 24.17 Percentage of GDP 27.83 Percentage of GDP 5
1970s 29.28 Percentage of GDP 26.65 Percentage of GDP 31.81 Percentage of GDP 10
1980s 32.75 Percentage of GDP 30.44 Percentage of GDP 36.82 Percentage of GDP 10
1990s 34.34 Percentage of GDP 32.29 Percentage of GDP 36.17 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 33.34 Percentage of GDP 30.15 Percentage of GDP 36.09 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 31.12 Percentage of GDP 30.04 Percentage of GDP 32.18 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 33.45 Percentage of GDP 32.58 Percentage of GDP 34.38 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 23 Czechia 33.98 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 24 Japan 33.73 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 25 Lithuania 33.13 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 27 Israel 30.88 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 28 Australia 29.87 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 29 Switzerland 27.17 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in New Zealand?
Revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues in New Zealand was 32.89 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 36.82 Percentage of GDP in 1989.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 24.17 Percentage of GDP in 1968.
How does New Zealand rank for revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues?
New Zealand ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in oecd member countries - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in OECD member countries - Comparative tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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41 places, 2,087 data points, 1965–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data for OECD countries presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.