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 2023 on the donation tax credit statistics datasets page. This update revises information for the 2020 to 2022 tax years.

The latest update uses data extracted from Inland Revenue systems in October 2024.

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Statistics datasets We update the donation tax credit (DTC) statistics data yearly.
Technical specifications The key technical information for donation tax credits included in the data tables and charts.
Average donation tax credit claimed per person For 2023 the average amount of donations tax credit (DTC) that was claimed per person was $897.
Number of people who claimed donation tax credits
In the 2023 tax year 352,300 people claimed donations tax credits (DTC). This number is a 4.9% decrease from the 2022 tax year.
Total donation tax credits claimed by type of recipient organisation For the 2023 tax year there was a total of $949 million in donations for which donation tax credits (DTC) were paid.

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Donation tax credits statistics