How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs New Zealand: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Malaysia

64.3%

in 2024

New Zealand

66.0%

in 2024

Malaysia rank

11th

New Zealand rank

9th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Malaysia
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 66.0% against 64.3% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 153 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	64.8%	64.9%	0.1%	New Zealand
2010s	66.6%	61.8%	4.9%	Malaysia
2020s	66.6%	64.6%	2.0%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Malaysia or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 66.0% against 64.3% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Malaysia and New Zealand?: 1.7%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Malaysia ranks 11th and New Zealand ranks 9th 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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)
Unit: % of total taxes
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 4,584 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.