New Zealand vs Small states: Tax revenue
New Zealand
29.5%
in 2024
Small states
20.5%
in 2019
New Zealand rank
4th
Small states rank
3rd
Tax revenue over time
- New Zealand
- Small states
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 29.5% against 20.5% in Small states, a difference of 9.0%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 4th and Small states ranks 3rd of 157 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 20.9% | 9.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 21.9% | 5.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, New Zealand or Small states?
- New Zealand, at 29.5% against 20.5% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between New Zealand and Small states?
- 9.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Small states?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do New Zealand and Small states rank globally for tax revenue?
- New Zealand ranks 4th and Small states ranks 3rd 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.