Japan vs New Zealand: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Japan
34.9%
in 2022
New Zealand
34.7%
in 2023
Japan rank
25th
New Zealand rank
28th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 34.9% against 34.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 187 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.5% | 34.8% | 8.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 26.0% | 35.1% | 9.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 25.6% | 34.3% | 8.6% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 31.8% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 35.2% | 1.3% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Japan or New Zealand?
- Japan, at 34.9% against 34.7% in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Japan ranks 25th and New Zealand ranks 28th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.