Taxes as a % of price: total tax in New Zealand
New Zealand: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 82.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
82.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 189 countries
All-time high
82.8%
in 2022
All-time low
70.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in New Zealand, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in New Zealand is 82.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in New Zealand peaked at 82.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 10th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 70.0% | — |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 82.2% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 82.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 82.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 70.0% | 70.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 74.0% | 82.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 82.0% | 82.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4815 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.1187 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0277 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in New Zealand?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in New Zealand was 82.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- New Zealand ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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