New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
New Zealand
66.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
67.0%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
9th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 67.0% against 66.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 153 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.2% | 57.5% | 4.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 62.1% | 60.9% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 63.2% | 1.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, New Zealand or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 67.0% against 66.0% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Papua New Guinea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- New Zealand ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th 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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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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.