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New Zealand — General government revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1876–2031 · 156 observations

About this series

General 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 general government revenue reading for New Zealand was 38.9% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 39% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.12 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 38.1% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
203138.1 % of GDP
203038.1 % of GDP
202938.9 % of GDP
202838.8 % of GDP
202738.7 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202638.8 % of GDP
202538.9 % of GDP
202439 % of GDP
202338.7 % of GDP
202238.4 % of GDP
202139.2 % of GDP
202036.9 % of GDP
201937.9 % of GDP
201837 % of GDP
201737.3 % of GDP
201637.8 % of GDP
201536.7 % of GDP
201438 % of GDP
201337.6 % of GDP
201237.8 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.