What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in New Zealand?

The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2009.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in New Zealand?

The lowest recorded value was 0.269 in 1853.

How does New Zealand rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

New Zealand ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in New Zealand?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this New Zealand data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Zealand

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Zealand
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

New Zealand: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.849 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.849

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

13th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.893

in 2009

All-time low

0.269

in 1853

Years of data

173

1853–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Zealand, 1853–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in New Zealand stood at 0.849.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in New Zealand peaked at 0.893 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.269, in 1853.

That places New Zealand 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 173 years of available data.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in New Zealand, 1853 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1853	0.269	—
1854	0.32	+19.0%
1855	0.32	+0.0%
1856	0.397	+24.1%
1857	0.474	+19.4%
1858	0.474	+0.0%
1859	0.467	-1.5%
1860	0.467	+0.0%
1861	0.498	+6.6%
1862	0.502	+0.8%
1863	0.502	+0.0%
1864	0.502	+0.0%
1865	0.502	+0.0%
1866	0.499	-0.6%
1867	0.498	-0.2%
1868	0.499	+0.2%
1869	0.5	+0.2%
1870	0.5	+0.0%
1871	0.516	+3.2%
1872	0.516	+0.0%
1873	0.516	+0.0%
1874	0.516	+0.0%
1875	0.516	+0.0%
1876	0.517	+0.2%
1877	0.517	+0.0%
1878	0.517	+0.0%
1879	0.572	+10.6%
1880	0.57	-0.3%
1881	0.571	+0.2%
1882	0.573	+0.4%
1883	0.573	+0.0%
1884	0.572	-0.2%
1885	0.57	-0.3%
1886	0.57	+0.0%
1887	0.571	+0.2%
1888	0.575	+0.7%
1889	0.573	-0.3%
1890	0.567	-1.0%
1891	0.573	+1.1%
1892	0.573	+0.0%
1893	0.761	+32.8%
1894	0.762	+0.1%
1895	0.762	+0.0%
1896	0.763	+0.1%
1897	0.775	+1.6%
1898	0.775	+0.0%
1899	0.775	+0.0%
1900	0.783	+1.0%
1901	0.793	+1.3%
1902	0.794	+0.1%
1903	0.796	+0.3%
1904	0.796	+0.0%
1905	0.796	+0.0%
1906	0.797	+0.1%
1907	0.797	+0.0%
1908	0.797	+0.0%
1909	0.798	+0.1%
1910	0.798	+0.0%
1911	0.798	+0.0%
1912	0.781	-2.1%
1913	0.783	+0.3%
1914	0.772	-1.4%
1915	0.767	-0.6%
1916	0.769	+0.3%
1917	0.767	-0.3%
1918	0.767	+0.0%
1919	0.796	+3.8%
1920	0.802	+0.8%
1921	0.798	-0.5%
1922	0.804	+0.8%
1923	0.806	+0.2%
1924	0.806	+0.0%
1925	0.805	-0.1%
1926	0.802	-0.4%
1927	0.802	+0.0%
1928	0.803	+0.1%
1929	0.807	+0.5%
1930	0.814	+0.9%
1931	0.814	+0.0%
1932	0.8	-1.7%
1933	0.81	+1.3%
1934	0.81	+0.0%
1935	0.802	-1.0%
1936	0.787	-1.9%
1937	0.787	+0.0%
1938	0.787	+0.0%
1939	0.782	-0.6%
1940	0.774	-1.0%
1941	0.774	+0.0%
1942	0.774	+0.0%
1943	0.774	+0.0%
1944	0.774	+0.0%
1945	0.774	+0.0%
1946	0.794	+2.6%
1947	0.802	+1.0%
1948	0.802	+0.0%
1949	0.801	-0.1%
1950	0.8	-0.1%
1951	0.768	-4.0%
1952	0.786	+2.3%
1953	0.786	+0.0%
1954	0.793	+0.9%
1955	0.804	+1.4%
1956	0.804	+0.0%
1957	0.804	+0.0%
1958	0.809	+0.6%
1959	0.809	+0.0%
1960	0.82	+1.4%
1961	0.822	+0.2%
1962	0.829	+0.9%
1963	0.833	+0.5%
1964	0.831	-0.2%
1965	0.831	+0.0%
1966	0.831	+0.0%
1967	0.833	+0.2%
1968	0.833	+0.0%
1969	0.833	+0.0%
1970	0.847	+1.7%
1971	0.847	+0.0%
1972	0.847	+0.0%
1973	0.845	-0.2%
1974	0.85	+0.6%
1975	0.85	+0.0%
1976	0.853	+0.4%
1977	0.847	-0.7%
1978	0.849	+0.2%
1979	0.846	-0.4%
1980	0.849	+0.4%
1981	0.849	+0.0%
1982	0.85	+0.1%
1983	0.853	+0.4%
1984	0.862	+1.1%
1985	0.863	+0.1%
1986	0.863	+0.0%
1987	0.864	+0.1%
1988	0.866	+0.2%
1989	0.866	+0.0%
1990	0.869	+0.3%
1991	0.871	+0.2%
1992	0.871	+0.0%
1993	0.874	+0.3%
1994	0.872	-0.2%
1995	0.872	+0.0%
1996	0.879	+0.8%
1997	0.88	+0.1%
1998	0.88	+0.0%
1999	0.88	+0.0%
2000	0.881	+0.1%
2001	0.881	+0.0%
2002	0.881	+0.0%
2003	0.88	-0.1%
2004	0.88	+0.0%
2005	0.879	-0.1%
2006	0.878	-0.1%
2007	0.878	+0.0%
2008	0.88	+0.2%
2009	0.893	+1.5%
2010	0.893	+0.0%
2011	0.891	-0.2%
2012	0.893	+0.2%
2013	0.887	-0.7%
2014	0.886	-0.1%
2015	0.883	-0.3%
2016	0.883	+0.0%
2017	0.879	-0.5%
2018	0.888	+1.0%
2019	0.885	-0.3%
2020	0.882	-0.3%
2021	0.874	-0.9%
2022	0.878	+0.5%
2023	0.88	+0.2%
2024	0.868	-1.4%
2025	0.849	-2.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1850s	0.3887	0.269	0.474	7
1860s	0.4969	0.467	0.502	10
1870s	0.5203	0.5	0.572	10
1880s	0.5718	0.57	0.575	10
1890s	0.7086	0.567	0.775	10
1900s	0.7947	0.783	0.798	10
1910s	0.7798	0.767	0.798	10
1920s	0.8035	0.798	0.807	10
1930s	0.7993	0.782	0.814	10
1940s	0.7843	0.774	0.802	10
1950s	0.7963	0.768	0.809	10
1960s	0.8296	0.82	0.833	10
1970s	0.8481	0.845	0.853	10
1980s	0.8585	0.849	0.866	10
1990s	0.8748	0.869	0.88	10
2000s	0.8811	0.878	0.893	10
2010s	0.8868	0.879	0.893	10
2020s	0.8718	0.849	0.882	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in New Zealand?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in New Zealand was 0.849 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2009.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 0.269 in 1853.
How does New Zealand rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: New Zealand ranks 13th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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