New Zealand — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1879–2025 · 106 observations
About this series
Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In New Zealand, the central government tax revenue reading was 29.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 29.5% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.15 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 28.3% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2004–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 29.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 28.1 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 29.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 29 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 28.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 27.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 27.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 26.8 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 26.7 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 25.6 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 26.1 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 29.6 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 31.5 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 30.1 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 32 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2004, are on the chart — hover to read them.