New Zealand vs Other small states: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- New Zealand
- Other small states
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 29.5% against 22.0% in Other small states, a difference of 7.5%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Other small states's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 4th and Other small states ranks 1st of 157 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 21.0% | 8.9% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 22.8% | 4.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 21.5% | 6.9% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, New Zealand or Other small states?
- New Zealand, at 29.5% against 22.0% in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between New Zealand and Other small states?
- 7.5%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Other small states?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Other small states rank globally for tax revenue?
- New Zealand ranks 4th and Other small states ranks 1st 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.