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New Zealand — Central government revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1860–2025 · 166 observations

About this series

Central government revenue records transactions that increase government net worth, including taxes and other receipts within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government revenue reading for New Zealand was 33.3% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 34.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.99 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 32.6% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2000–2025

PeriodValue
202533.3 % of GDP
202434.2 % of GDP
202332.2 % of GDP
202232.8 % of GDP
202132.7 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202031.5 % of GDP
201932.8 % of GDP
201832.1 % of GDP
201732.2 % of GDP
201632.4 % of GDP
201532.7 % of GDP
201432.7 % of GDP
201332.5 % of GDP
201233.1 % of GDP
201133.8 % of GDP
201032.3 % of GDP
200935.5 % of GDP
200836.2 % of GDP
200735.3 % of GDP
200637.1 % of GDP

Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.