Australia vs New Zealand: Customs and other import duties
Customs and other import duties over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 98th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 151 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 1.7% | Australia |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 3.9% | 1.4% | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 3.2% against 3.1% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Australia ranks 98th and New Zealand ranks 97th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.