Denmark vs New Zealand: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Denmark
- New Zealand
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 33.4% against 29.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.0% | 27.7% | 0.4% | Denmark |
| 1980s | 29.9% | 30.3% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.9% | 2.2% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 27.0% | 6.8% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 28.6% | 4.5% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Denmark or New Zealand?
- Denmark, at 33.4% against 29.5% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Denmark and New Zealand?
- 3.9%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for tax revenue?
- Denmark ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 4th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.