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General profile: New Zealand

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.185 Millions
1.577 NZD/US$
243 560 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 263 310 km²
7.17 %
2.93 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+0.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
21 730
31 396
34 355
45 102
Merchandise imports
26 219
30 617
36 554
54 219
Merchandise trade balance
-4 489
780
-2 198
-9 117
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %18 %18 %10 %10 %66 %66 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
13 2785 6775 1222 7221 74213 2785 6775 1222 7221 742
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
10 139
11 558
(e) 14 941
(e) 11 454
Services imports
8 399
10 225
12 027
(e) 16 845
Services trade balance
1 740
1 332
(e) 2 914
(e) -5 392
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
17.0
15.7
12.8
(e) 13.5
Travel
63.8
56.4
62.7
(e) 38.0
Other services
(e) 17.6
25.4
23.3
(e) 43.7
TRADE INDICES
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12211911711311210310010091838579707570636161545251461151131101091091001001049991979384948782828177768074
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
114 722
146 518
178 064
243 560
GDP per capita, current US$
27 759
33 711
38 789
46 971
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
3.34
0.90
4.25
2.93
Current account balance, % of GDP
-6.99
-2.35
-2.62
-8.88
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.420
1.388
1.434
1.577
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
57.921.724.522.526.557.921.724.522.526.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.3 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
1 204.70
-61.62
-308.93
7 538.76
FDI outflows
-1 339.18
715.51
-58.58
612.48
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.31
0.25
0.30
0.28
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
677.2661.5428.5473.9509.0538.6528.1531.7535.1459.2461.8455.3370.5331.0421.4383.7334.7352.0322.3290.47 5393 9933 8864 2732 2982 7232 979-3092 4371 8623 5044 238-627013 1233 5893 7061 2051 440-2 7881 752-2501 347FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-1.13
2.27
(e) 0.89
(e) -5.39
Balance, % of imports
-3.89
8.33
(e) 3.31
(e) -18.56
Normalized balance
-0.020
0.040
(e) 0.016
(e) -0.102
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
534746545553525555555759575665575957
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
87%Urban 87%Rural
13%Rural 13%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.009 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
173
327
164
207
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
19.18
22.01
30.59
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
2 317 619
2 930 886
3 426 030
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.70
1.20
1.08
1.08
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
9.59
8.32
7.84
6.92
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
2.15
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023