Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in New Zealand

New Zealand: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 88.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
88.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
76th
of 191 countries
All-time high
90.0%
in 2009
All-time low
85.2%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in New Zealand, 2005–2019

0204060801002005201220192005: 85.22006: 86.92007: 86.82008: 86.12009: 902010: 882011: 88.32012: 892013: 88.32014: 88.42015: 88.42016: 88.52017: 88.22018: 88.12019: 88

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in New Zealand is 88.0%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in New Zealand peaked at 90.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 85.2%, in 2005.

New Zealand ranks 76th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in New Zealand, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.2%
2006 86.9% +2.0%
2007 86.8% -0.1%
2008 86.1% -0.9%
2009 90.0% +4.5%
2010 88.0% -2.2%
2011 88.3% +0.4%
2012 89.0% +0.7%
2013 88.3% -0.7%
2014 88.4% +0.1%
2015 88.4% +0.1%
2016 88.5% +0.1%
2017 88.2% -0.4%
2018 88.1% -0.0%
2019 88.0% -0.1%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 88.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 88.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.7%, 96% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.0% 85.2% 90.0% 5
2010s 88.3% 88.0% 89.0% 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 73 Chile 88.9% compare
  2. 74 Ecuador 88.4% compare
  3. 75 Malawi 88.2% compare
  4. 77 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
  5. 78 Nigeria 87.8% compare
  6. 79 Paraguay 87.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in New Zealand?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in New Zealand was 88.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 85.2% in 2005.
How does New Zealand rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
New Zealand ranks 76th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.