Australia vs New Zealand: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Australia
67.9%
in 2022
New Zealand
56.7%
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
New Zealand rank
3rd
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 67.9% against 56.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 153 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.6% | 65.5% | 3.9% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 60.9% | 61.3% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 55.2% | 9.3% | Australia |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 51.0% | 13.3% | Australia |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 56.0% | 9.6% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Australia or New Zealand?
- Australia, at 67.9% against 56.7% in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Australia and New Zealand?
- 11.2%, with Australia 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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Australia ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.