Taxes on international trade in New Zealand
New Zealand: Taxes on international trade was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on international trade in New Zealand, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.9% for taxes on international trade in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in New Zealand peaked at 4.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2005.
That places New Zealand 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.1% | — |
| 1973 | 4.6% | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 3.6% | -21.4% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 3.2% | -9.8% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | -7.8% |
| 1981 | 3.7% | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 4.8% | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 3.5% | -27.4% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -42.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -43.6% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +64.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +1.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 6.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +64.1% | 1.7% | 2.8% |
| 2001 | +62.5% | 2.0% | 3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 2.0% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in New Zealand?
- Taxes on international trade in New Zealand was 2.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for taxes on international trade?
- New Zealand ranks 90th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.