Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita was 3,808 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in New Zealand stood at 3,808 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 3,808 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,112 current US$ per person, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 47th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,158 current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 1,112 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1,210 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1,426 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 1,770 current US$ per person | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 2,009 current US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 1,911 current US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 2,254 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 2,434 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1,998 current US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 2,329 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 2,742 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 2,788 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2,817 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2,905 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,574 current US$ per person | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 2,629 current US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2,860 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 3,040 current US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 3,119 current US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2,266 current US$ per person | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 2,705 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 3,380 current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 3,557 current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 3,655 current US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 3,808 current US$ per person | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,728 current US$ per person | 1,112 current US$ per person | 2,434 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,780 current US$ per person | 2,329 current US$ per person | 3,119 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,229 current US$ per person | 2,266 current US$ per person | 3,808 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 44 Czechia 3,935 current US$ per person compare
- 45 New Caledonia 3,911 current US$ per person compare
- 46 Latvia 3,814 current US$ per person compare
- 48 Saint Lucia 3,729 current US$ per person compare
- 49 Maldives 3,555 current US$ per person compare
- 50 Republic of Korea 3,549 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 69.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,770 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in New Zealand?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per capita in New Zealand was 3,808 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3,808 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,112 current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 47th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.