New Zealand vs Tunisia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
New Zealand
34.7%
in 2023
Tunisia
34.8%
in 2022
New Zealand rank
28th
Tunisia rank
27th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- New Zealand
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 34.8% against 34.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Tunisia ranks 27th of 187 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.0% | 22.7% | 12.3% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 21.6% | 13.4% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 23.8% | 10.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 28.7% | 3.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 33.2% | 2.0% | 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, New Zealand or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 34.8% against 34.7% in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tunisia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Tunisia rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Tunisia ranks 27th 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.