International tourism, expenditures in New Zealand
New Zealand: International tourism, expenditures was 7.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in New Zealand, 2000–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 7.9% for international tourism, expenditures in 2018.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in New Zealand peaked at 8.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2008.
New Zealand ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.1% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -5.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 2.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.2% | 8.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 international tourism, expenditures in New Zealand?
- International tourism, expenditures in New Zealand was 7.9% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.