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Ecuador vs New Zealand: tax rates compared
New Zealand has an income tax rate of 39%, 2pp above Ecuador's 37%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ecuador's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and New Zealand's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | EC | NZ | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 37% | 39% | NZ +2 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 28% | NZ +3 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 15% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 37% | 0% | EC +37 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| New Zealand | 39% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −2 pp | New Zealand higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| New Zealand | 28% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | New Zealand higher |
New Zealand has a corporate tax rate of 28%, 3pp above Ecuador's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| New Zealand | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — New Zealand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-06 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Ecuador and New Zealand share the same VAT rate: 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Ecuador matches the world average, New Zealand matches the world average.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 37% | Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador, Individual - Taxes on personal income · as of 2026-02-09 |
| New Zealand | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — New Zealand (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-06 |
| Difference | +37 pp | Ecuador higher |
Ecuador has a capital gains tax rate of 37%, 37pp above New Zealand's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ecuador sits above it, New Zealand sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ecuador (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09 |
| New Zealand | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — New Zealand (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-07-06 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Ecuador and New Zealand share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.