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Italy vs New Zealand: tax rates compared

Italy's income tax rate is 8.2pp higher than New Zealand's (47.2% vs 39%). The 37-country average is 43.2%: Italy sits above it, New Zealand sits below it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%IT 47.2%NZ 39%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Italy47.2%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
New Zealand39%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+8.2 ppItaly higherlargest gap on this page

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%IT 27.8%NZ 28%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Italy27.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
New Zealand28%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.2 ppNew Zealand higher

New Zealand's corporate tax rate is 0.2pp higher than Italy's (28% vs 27.8%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%IT 22%NZ 15%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Italy22%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Italy (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-13
New Zealand15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — New Zealand (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-06
Difference+7 ppItaly higher

Italy's VAT rate is 7pp higher than New Zealand's (22% vs 15%). The 37-country average is 19.5%: Italy sits above it, New Zealand sits below it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%IT 0%NZ 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Italy0%Source: Agenzia delle Entrate — IVIE, base imponibile e aliquota · as of 2024-01-01
New Zealand0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — New Zealand (Net wealth/worth tax rates) · as of 2026-07-06
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Italy's wealth tax rate is identical to New Zealand's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Italy's figure is dated 2024-01-01 and New Zealand's 2026-07-06, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.