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New Zealand — Combined government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1879–2025 · 106 observations

About this series

Combined government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The combined government tax revenue reading for New Zealand was 31.8% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 32.6% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.8 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 31.6% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2004–2025

PeriodValue
202531.8 % of GDP
202432.6 % of GDP
202331.4 % of GDP
202233.7 % of GDP
202132.5 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202030.5 % of GDP
201931.7 % of GDP
201830.6 % of GDP
201731 % of GDP
201630.8 % of GDP
201530.7 % of GDP
201429.7 % of GDP
201330.6 % of GDP
201229.4 % of GDP
201128.7 % of GDP
201029.1 % of GDP
200932.5 % of GDP
200833.1 % of GDP
200735.1 % of GDP
200636 % of GDP

Values before 2006, back to 2004, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.