Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in New Zealand

New Zealand: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
104th
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.6823 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
0.1872 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 1973
Years of data
41
1972–2024

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, 1972–2024

0.20.30.40.50.60.71972199820241972: 0.201 current LCU per US$ of GDP1973: 0.187 current LCU per US$ of GDP1974: 0.206 current LCU per US$ of GDP1975: 0.248 current LCU per US$ of GDP1976: 0.283 current LCU per US$ of GDP1977: 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP1978: 0.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP1979: 0.291 current LCU per US$ of GDP1980: 0.304 current LCU per US$ of GDP1981: 0.361 current LCU per US$ of GDP1982: 0.419 current LCU per US$ of GDP1983: 0.431 current LCU per US$ of GDP1984: 0.553 current LCU per US$ of GDP1985: 0.581 current LCU per US$ of GDP1986: 0.572 current LCU per US$ of GDP1987: 0.537 current LCU per US$ of GDP1988: 0.508 current LCU per US$ of GDP2001: 0.682 current LCU per US$ of GDP2002: 0.572 current LCU per US$ of GDP2003: 0.479 current LCU per US$ of GDP2004: 0.435 current LCU per US$ of GDP2005: 0.431 current LCU per US$ of GDP2006: 0.493 current LCU per US$ of GDP2007: 0.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP2008: 0.447 current LCU per US$ of GDP2009: 0.474 current LCU per US$ of GDP2010: 0.362 current LCU per US$ of GDP2011: 0.325 current LCU per US$ of GDP2012: 0.332 current LCU per US$ of GDP2013: 0.326 current LCU per US$ of GDP2014: 0.324 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 0.393 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 0.392 current LCU per US$ of GDP2017: 0.385 current LCU per US$ of GDP2018: 0.397 current LCU per US$ of GDP2019: 0.429 current LCU per US$ of GDP2020: 0.421 current LCU per US$ of GDP2021: 0.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP2022: 0.461 current LCU per US$ of GDP2023: 0.457 current LCU per US$ of GDP2024: 0.488 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in New Zealand is 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 0.6823 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1872 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1973.

That places New Zealand 104th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in New Zealand, 1972 to 2024.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
1972 0.2013 current LCU per US$ of GDP
1973 0.1872 current LCU per US$ of GDP -7.0%
1974 0.2057 current LCU per US$ of GDP +9.8%
1975 0.2477 current LCU per US$ of GDP +20.4%
1976 0.2828 current LCU per US$ of GDP +14.2%
1977 0.2998 current LCU per US$ of GDP +6.0%
1978 0.2699 current LCU per US$ of GDP -10.0%
1979 0.2911 current LCU per US$ of GDP +7.8%
1980 0.3039 current LCU per US$ of GDP +4.4%
1981 0.361 current LCU per US$ of GDP +18.8%
1982 0.4189 current LCU per US$ of GDP +16.0%
1983 0.4307 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.8%
1984 0.5527 current LCU per US$ of GDP +28.3%
1985 0.5805 current LCU per US$ of GDP +5.0%
1986 0.5715 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.5%
1987 0.5371 current LCU per US$ of GDP -6.0%
1988 0.5077 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2001 0.6823 current LCU per US$ of GDP +34.4%
2002 0.5723 current LCU per US$ of GDP -16.1%
2003 0.4789 current LCU per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2004 0.4352 current LCU per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2005 0.4305 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2006 0.4933 current LCU per US$ of GDP +14.6%
2007 0.4097 current LCU per US$ of GDP -16.9%
2008 0.4475 current LCU per US$ of GDP +9.2%
2009 0.4741 current LCU per US$ of GDP +5.9%
2010 0.362 current LCU per US$ of GDP -23.6%
2011 0.3246 current LCU per US$ of GDP -10.3%
2012 0.3316 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.2%
2013 0.3257 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2014 0.3235 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2015 0.393 current LCU per US$ of GDP +21.5%
2016 0.3917 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.3%
2017 0.3847 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2018 0.3974 current LCU per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2019 0.4291 current LCU per US$ of GDP +8.0%
2020 0.4207 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.0%
2021 0.4101 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2022 0.461 current LCU per US$ of GDP +12.4%
2023 0.457 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2024 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP +6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2482 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1872 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2998 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8
1980s 0.4738 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3039 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5805 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9
2000s 0.4915 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4097 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6823 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9
2010s 0.3663 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3235 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4291 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.4473 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4101 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 101 Fiji 0.5432 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 102 China 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 103 Saint Lucia 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 105 Tonga 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 106 Barbados 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 107 Belize 0.4269 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in New Zealand?
Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in New Zealand was 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.6823 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1872 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1973.
How does New Zealand rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 104th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.