Donation tax credits statistics

The donation tax credit (DTC) statistics section has reports on the number of people who claimed the DTC during an income tax year. It also has the average amount claimed and which types of organisations are receiving donations.

We update these statistics yearly. You can download the data from 2004 to 2024 on the donation tax credit statistics datasets page. This update revises information for the 2019 to 2023 tax years.

The latest update uses data extracted from Inland Revenue systems on 12 August 2025.

Technical information is provided on the explanatory notes tab of the spreadsheet containing the statistics.

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Statistics datasets We update the donation tax credit (DTC) statistics data yearly.
Average donation tax credit claimed per person For 2024 the average amount of donations tax credit (DTC) that was claimed per person was $961.
Number of people who claimed donation tax credits In the 2024 tax year 345,600 people claimed donations tax credits (DTC). This number is a 5.5% decrease from the 2023 tax year.
Total donation tax credits claimed by type of recipient organisation For the 2024 tax year there was a total of $1,008 million in donations for which donation tax credits (DTC) were paid.

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Donation tax credits statistics