Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand
New Zealand: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services was 11.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand stood at 11.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand peaked at 12.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 1980.
New Zealand ranks 47th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6.5% | — |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 7.3% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 6.8% | -9.6% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 11.5% | +37.8% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 11.6% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 11.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 11.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.0%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +37.8% | 8.3% | 11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.5% | 6.5% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 11.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 11.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 12.6% | 4 |
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 taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand?
- Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services in New Zealand was 11.3% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1980.
- How does New Zealand rank for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- New Zealand ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.