Reduction in income inequality in New Zealand
New Zealand: Reduction in income inequality was 28.67 in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
28.67
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
27th
of 39 countries
All-time high
30.34
in 2021
All-time low
27.15
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018β2022
Reduction in income inequality in New Zealand, 2018β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 28.67 for reduction in income inequality in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over five years.
That places New Zealand 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.59 | 27.15 | 28.04 | 2 |
| 2020s | 29.6 | 28.67 | 30.34 | 3 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More poverty & inequality data for New Zealand
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.67 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 9,102 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 7.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.71 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 34.71 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.082 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 24.88 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality in New Zealand?
- Reduction in income inequality in New Zealand was 28.67 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 30.34 in 2021.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.15 in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for reduction in income inequality?
- New Zealand ranks 27th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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