Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 34.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 34.71 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 37.61 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 30.64, in 2011.
That places New Zealand 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 32.79 | — |
| 1981 | 35.04 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 35.17 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 33.48 | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 33.04 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 33.64 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 35.4 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 36.58 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 34.91 | -4.6% |
| 1989 | 37.61 | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 35.81 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 35.14 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 35.68 | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 36.2 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 36.54 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 36.59 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 34.31 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 34.24 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 33 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 33.32 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 33.6 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 32.88 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 34.11 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 34.58 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.05 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 36.91 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 36.65 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.95 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 32.91 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 31.01 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 30.92 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 30.64 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 32.06 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 31.65 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 31.8 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.37 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.44 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 32.32 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.01 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 31.16 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 35.73 | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 35.63 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 34.29 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 34.71 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.77 | 32.79 | 37.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.08 | 33 | 36.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.27 | 31.01 | 36.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.84 | 30.64 | 33.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.09 | 34.29 | 35.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More poverty & inequality data for New Zealand
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 9,102 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.7% (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 0.082 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.9% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0796 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in New Zealand?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in New Zealand was 34.71 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 37.61 in 1989.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.64 in 2011.
- How does New Zealand rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.