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Maritime profile: New Zealand

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Population
GDP
Merchandise trade¹
5.185 Millions
243 560 Millions current US$
99 321 Millions current US$
Land area²
GDP growth
Transport services trade³
(j) 263 310 Km²
2.93 %
(e) 28 299 Millions current US$
MARITIME KEY FIGURES FOR 2022
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Coast/area ratio²
Ship building⁴
Ship recycling⁴
65.4 m/km²
0.000 GT
0.000 GT
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - National flag⁵
Fleet - Ownership⁶
207 Thousands DWT
115 ships
203 Thousands DWT
Number of port calls⁹
Container port throughput⁷
Number of seafarers⁸
3 250 748 TEU
..
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WORLD SHARES FOR 2022
0.07 %1.05 %0.24 %0.18 %0.21 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.01 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.02 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World totalNot available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported0.38 %Not publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported0.07 %1.05 %0.24 %0.18 %0.21 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.01 % Less than 0.01% of the World total0.02 % Less than 0.01% of the World total Less than 0.01% of the World totalNot available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported0.38 %Not publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot publishableNot available or not separately reportedNot available or not separately reported
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 TRANSPORT SERVICES
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+50.1 %
Transport services exports growth rate in 2022
Services exports by main category¹⁰
(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
Total trade in transport services¹⁰
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport services exports
1 724
1 811
1 911
(e) 1 551
Transport services imports
2 852
2 806
2 807
(e) 4 564
Transport services trade balance
-1 127
-995
-896
(e) -3 013
NATIONAL FLEET
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+0.7 %
Fleet growth rate in 2022
Carrying capacity by type of ship⁵
(Thousands DWT)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Total fleet
173.0
327.4
164.4
206.6
Oil tankers
86.0
89.2
88.9
105.9
Bulk carriers
17.0
20.2
0.0
0.0
General cargo
19.0
155.8
26.8
24.4
Container ships
..
8.2
16.6
23.3
Other types of ships
51.0
54.1
32.0
53.0
Fleet by type of ship⁵
(Number of ships)
97112059711204971120493012049101405
LINER SHIPPING CONNECTIVITY
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Bilateral connectivity index - Top 10 partners in Q1 2022¹¹
Can only take values between 0 (minimum) and 1 (maximum)
Liner shipping connectivity index¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China
30.830.730.730.630.530.430.228.928.929.129.028.729.129.429.529.029.129.622.030.230.330.633.833.630.221.320.621.120.921.721.322.020.821.121.121.121.220.620.420.720.719.419.419.518.618.819.819.820.020.020.119.219.319.520.020.120.620.521.921.721.721.822.320.920.520.220.320.3
PORT CALLS AND PERFORMANCE
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Port calls, time spent in ports, vessel age and size in 2022⁹
 
Number of arrivals
Median time
in port (days)
Avg age
of vessels
Avg size (GT)
of vessels
Avg cargo
carrying
capacity (DWT)
per vessel
Avg container
carrying
capacity (TEU)
per container ship
Maximum size (GT) of vessels
All ships
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-
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-
-
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Liquid bulk carriers
-
-
-
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-
..
-
Liquefied petroleum gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Liquefied natural gas carriers
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
Dry bulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Dry breakbulk carriers
-
-
-
-
-
..
-
Roll-on/ roll-off ships
-
..
-
-
-
..
-
Container ships
-
-
-
-
..
-
-
Passenger ships
-
..
-
-
..
..
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Port liner shipping connectivity index - Top 5 ports in 2022¹¹
Maximum 2006=100 for China, Hong Kong SAR
14.714.714.714.714.713.313.313.313.513.513.614.814.814.814.814.814.613.212.212.312.312.312.312.212.312.312.312.412.612.612.512.511.211.211.111.111.111.111.310.910.311.210.79.910.110.111.310.410.410.410.310.310.310.511.411.311.912.211.711.611.511.611.511.711.811.811.511.917.717.717.717.718.116.716.716.716.616.616.616.616.616.616.616.616.616.517.417.916.616.216.116.315.014.815.215.114.615.915.215.114.215.015.214.915.014.714.514.013.913.413.313.412.413.014.014.014.014.114.812.312.312.312.611.512.112.211.614.314.314.214.013.810.711.211.210.618.318.318.218.217.816.216.215.816.016.016.016.015.915.515.415.415.615.615.715.915.815.515.916.115.615.415.716.215.716.515.715.915.015.615.714.714.714.714.514.113.313.413.213.112.312.211.213.213.213.213.611.711.711.511.210.610.510.512.312.512.512.112.39.89.89.59.210.619.620.519.519.518.919.919.819.218.920.219.019.018.919.019.120.520.420.921.021.520.219.519.419.619.119.219.219.419.320.119.420.218.918.819.019.019.118.217.918.418.718.118.118.117.117.118.318.218.218.418.517.618.018.019.118.919.419.120.020.320.420.720.720.019.819.619.619.729.429.329.229.129.328.928.727.327.627.927.827.728.929.229.429.229.129.421.730.230.230.533.833.129.720.619.720.420.120.920.521.220.020.220.420.020.119.418.718.918.918.318.318.317.617.617.617.817.817.918.716.816.916.816.315.816.015.816.215.415.415.215.313.717.617.317.217.6
Source: Detailed data sources are available in the documentation of the corresponding tables in the Data Center (http://stats.unctad.org/data_center). A link to these tables is provided in each section of the profile.
Notes:
1
Sum of exports and imports.
2
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.
Coastline length based on data calculated in 2000 from the World Vector Shoreline database at 1:250,000 scale.
3
Sum of exports and imports. Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
4
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
5
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 100 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
6
Propelled seagoing merchant vessels of 1000 GT and above, on 1 January. Source: Clarksons Research (https://www.clarksons.com/services/research/).
7
UNCTAD Secretariat, derived from various sources including Dynamar B.V. Publications, terminal operators and port authorities. Refers to year 2021.
8
Refers to year 2022. Source: BIMCO-ICS Manpower Report 2015 and BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report, 2022 edition.
9
UNCTAD Secretariat, based on data provided by MarineTraffic (http://marinetraffic.com). Ships of 1000 GT and above.
10
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, 2009 (BPM6, 2009).
11
UNCTAD Secretariat, generated from data provided by MDS Transmodal (https://www.mdst.co.uk).
e
Estimated.
j
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
LNG:
Liquefied natural gas
LPG:
Liquefied petroleum gas
GDP:
Gross domestic product
GT:
Gross tons
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
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Generation date: 21 September 2023