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Core Crown revenue: NZ data and downloads

Core Crown revenue was $134,411 million in 2024/25, up $1,191 million on a year earlier.

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Source: The Treasury (New Zealand). Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

Core Crown revenue, $m, 1993/94 to 2024/25

Core Crown revenue. Core Crown revenue, 1993/94 to 2024/25, latest $134,411 million.050,000100,000150,000New accounting basis, 1996/97New accounting basis, 2004/051993/941999/002005/062011/122017/182024/25
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PeriodCore Crown revenue ($m)
2024/25$134,411 million
2023/24$133,220 million
2022/23$123,398 million
2021/22$117,515 million
2020/21$104,968 million
2019/20$91,923 million
2018/19$93,474 million
2017/18$86,778 million
2016/17$81,782 million
2015/16$76,121 million
2014/15$72,213 million
2013/14$67,093 million
2012/13$63,805 million
2011/12$60,428 million
2010/11$57,199 million
2009/10$55,757 million
2008/09$59,191 million
2007/08$61,575 million
2006/07$57,971 million
2005/06$55,499 million
Full data: core crown revenue
2024/25Core Crown revenue $134,411 millionTreasury basis: PBE Standards
Core Crown revenue. Core Crown revenue: $134,411 million in 2024/25.

Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: The Treasury (New Zealand).

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Core Crown revenue: NZ data and downloads: definitions

Revenue of the core Crown (government departments, Offices of Parliament, the NZS Fund and the Reserve Bank), measured on an accrual basis from 1994. Mostly tax, but also investment income, sales of goods and services and other revenue. Shown in $ millions and as a percentage of nominal GDP.

Core Crown revenue: NZ data and downloads: comparison limits

These affect how the figures can be compared.

  • Accrual series starting 1994; before that, see "Historical cash measures (to 1993)", which are not directly comparable.
  • 1994–1996 are prepared under old-GAAP, 1997–2004 restated to IFRS, 2005 onward restated to PBE Standards (Treasury notes PBE adoption reduced both revenue and expenses).
  • Nominal values. Inflation-adjusted and per-person views will be added once the CPI and population series are connected.

Core Crown revenue: NZ data and downloads: data by period

The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.

PeriodCore Crown revenueCore Crown revenue
2024/25$134,411 million30.8% of GDP
2023/24$133,220 million31.7% of GDP
2022/23$123,398 million30.7% of GDP
2021/22$117,515 million32.1% of GDP
2020/21$104,968 million30.6% of GDP
2019/20$91,923 million28.9% of GDP
2018/19$93,474 million30.1% of GDP
2017/18$86,778 million29.4% of GDP
2016/17$81,782 million29.7% of GDP
2015/16$76,121 million29.4% of GDP

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The Treasury (New Zealand), Fiscal Time Series – Historical Fiscal Indicators
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10 October 2026