Nominal tax paid on regular petrol in New Zealand

1975 Q2–2025 Q2, NZ cents per litre

The following information applies to all values in the table. Fuel type: Regular Petrol, Tax type: Total tax, Unit: c/l
Quarter	NZ cents per litre
1975 Q2	9.36
1975 Q3	9.36
1975 Q4	9.36
1976 Q1	9.36
1976 Q2	9.36
1976 Q3	9.36
1976 Q4	9.36
1977 Q1	9.36
1977 Q2	10.36
1977 Q3	10.36
1977 Q4	10.36
1978 Q1	10.36
1978 Q2	11.31604395604
1978 Q3	13.36
1978 Q4	13.46
1979 Q1	13.46
1979 Q2	13.46
1979 Q3	13.46
1979 Q4	13.46
1980 Q1	13.46
1980 Q2	13.46
1980 Q3	13.46
1980 Q4	13.46
1981 Q1	13.46
1981 Q2	13.46
1981 Q3	13.46
1981 Q4	13.46
1982 Q1	13.46
1982 Q2	13.46
1982 Q3	15.04260869565
1982 Q4	16.46
1983 Q1	18.89
1983 Q2	18.89
1983 Q3	18.89
1983 Q4	18.89
1984 Q1	23.2
1984 Q2	23.2
1984 Q3	23.2
1984 Q4	24.6402173913
1985 Q1	31.76
1985 Q2	31.76
1985 Q3	31.76
1985 Q4	31.76
1986 Q1	28.96
1986 Q2	34.96
1986 Q3	34.96
1986 Q4	34.86
1987 Q1	34.86
1987 Q2	35.86
1987 Q3	35.86
1987 Q4	35.86
1988 Q1	35.86
1988 Q2	36.86
1988 Q3	36.86272727273
1988 Q4	36.86272727273
1989 Q1	36.86227272727
1989 Q2	36.885
1989 Q3	32.885
1989 Q4	32.885
1990 Q1	32.885
1990 Q2	32.885
1990 Q3	32.885
1990 Q4	32.885
1991 Q1	30.885
1991 Q2	30.885
1991 Q3	30.885
1991 Q4	32.885
1992 Q1	32.885
1992 Q2	32.885
1992 Q3	32.885
1992 Q4	32.885
1993 Q1	32.885
1993 Q2	32.885
1993 Q3	32.885
1993 Q4	32.885
1994 Q1	32.885
1994 Q2	32.885
1994 Q3	32.885
1994 Q4	32.885
1995 Q1	32.885
1995 Q2	32.885
1995 Q3	32.885
1995 Q4	32.885
1996 Q1	32.885
1996 Q2	32.885
1996 Q3	32.885
1996 Q4	32.885
1997 Q1	32.885
1997 Q2	32.885
1997 Q3	32.885
1997 Q4	32.885
1998 Q1	32.885
1998 Q2	33.96961538462
1998 Q3	34.985
1998 Q4	34.985
1999 Q1	34.985
1999 Q2	34.985
1999 Q3	34.985
1999 Q4	34.985
2000 Q1	34.985
2000 Q2	34.985
2000 Q3	34.985
2000 Q4	34.985
2001 Q1	34.985
2001 Q2	34.985
2001 Q3	34.985
2001 Q4	34.985
2002 Q1	36.43166666667
2002 Q2	39.185
2002 Q3	39.185
2002 Q4	39.185
2003 Q1	39.185
2003 Q2	39.185
2003 Q3	41.965
2003 Q4	41.965
2004 Q1	41.965
2004 Q2	41.965
2004 Q3	41.965
2004 Q4	41.965
2005 Q1	41.965
2005 Q2	46.965
2005 Q3	47.665
2005 Q4	47.665
2006 Q1	47.665
2006 Q2	48.373
2006 Q3	48.373
2006 Q4	48.373
2007 Q1	48.373
2007 Q2	48.989
2007 Q3	50.539
2007 Q4	50.539
2008 Q1	50.539
2008 Q2	50.539
2008 Q3	52.549
2008 Q4	52.569
2009 Q1	52.569
2009 Q2	52.569
2009 Q3	53.129
2009 Q4	56.129
2010 Q1	56.129
2010 Q2	56.129
2010 Q3	56.129
2010 Q4	59.129
2011 Q1	59.129
2011 Q2	59.129
2011 Q3	59.129
2011 Q4	59.129
2012 Q1	59.129
2012 Q2	59.129
2012 Q3	60.45508695652
2012 Q4	61.129
2013 Q1	61.129
2013 Q2	61.129
2013 Q3	64.129
2013 Q4	64.129
2014 Q1	64.129
2014 Q2	64.129
2014 Q3	67.129
2014 Q4	67.129
2015 Q1	67.129
2015 Q2	67.129
2015 Q3	67.129
2015 Q4	67.129
2016 Q1	67.129
2016 Q2	67.129
2016 Q3	67.284
2016 Q4	67.284
2017 Q1	67.284
2017 Q2	67.284
2017 Q3	66.484
2017 Q4	66.484
2018 Q1	66.484
2018 Q2	66.484
2018 Q3	69.89878469056
2018 Q4	73.36182977648
2019 Q1	73.3629186036
2019 Q2	73.36400703486
2019 Q3	77.1650674534
2019 Q4	77.16357858032
2020 Q1	77.16208952939
2020 Q2	77.16060065631
2020 Q3	80.6690633834
2020 Q4	80.6631053649
2021 Q1	80.65714590727
2021 Q2	80.65118861625
2021 Q3	80.6252499324
2021 Q4	80.62100522879
2022 Q1	75.89453727767
2022 Q2	55.61251531455
2022 Q3	55.66842885212
2022 Q4	55.67869569196
2023 Q1	55.68896501171
2023 Q2	55.69923059796
2023 Q3	80.77944919234
2023 Q4	80.78539027254
2024 Q1	80.79133206237
2024 Q2	80.79727314257
2024 Q3	77.374
2024 Q4	77.374
2025 Q1	77.374
2025 Q2	78.374

Notes

On July 1st 2018 a regional fuel tax was introduced for Auckland of 10 cents per litre. A national weighted-average has been calculated using population as at 30 June each year as weights.

Data calculation/treatment

Prices are presented inclusive of all applicable taxes and levies. Industrial and commercial prices exclude Goods and Services Tax (GST) as these sectors can generally reclaim the GST component. Wholesale prices are assumed to relate to the commercial sector so exclude GST. Residential customers generally cannot reclaim GST therefore residential prices include the GST component.

Data provided by

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

Dataset name

Energy in New Zealand: Energy prices June 2025

Webpage:

https://www.mbie.govt.nz/building-and-energy/energy-and-natural-resources/energy-statistics-and-modelling/energy-statistics/energy-prices/

How to find the data

At URL provided, select 'Energy prices'.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Energy in New Zealand: Energy prices June 2025

From the dataset Energy in New Zealand: Energy prices June 2025, this data was extracted:

Sheet: Taxes
Range: D12:HA71
Provided: 9,888 data points

This data forms the table Energy - Average nominal tax rates 1974 Q1–2025 Q2.

Dataset originally released on:

September 11, 2025

About this dataset

Prices are presented in units typical for each fuel (such as cents/litre for petrol and diesel or cents/kWh for electricity) and are displayed on a calendar year basis in both real (adjusted for inflation) and nominal terms for all available years.

Nominal tax paid on regular petrol in New Zealand

1975 Q2–2025 Q2, NZ cents per litre

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