International tourism, receipts for travel items in New Zealand
New Zealand: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 6.23 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in New Zealand, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts for travel items in New Zealand stood at 6.23 billion current US$.
That represents a change of down 40.9% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in New Zealand peaked at 10.96 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.86 billion current US$, in 1998.
New Zealand ranks 23rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.32 billion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.55 billion current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 2.21 billion current US$ | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 1.86 billion current US$ | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 2.23 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 2.27 billion current US$ | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.34 billion current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.16 billion current US$ | +35.0% |
| 2003 | 4.23 billion current US$ | +34.0% |
| 2004 | 5.10 billion current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 6.49 billion current US$ | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 6.15 billion current US$ | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.19 billion current US$ | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 6.96 billion current US$ | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5.98 billion current US$ | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 6.52 billion current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 7.29 billion current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 7.14 billion current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 7.43 billion current US$ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 8.58 billion current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 9.46 billion current US$ | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 9.77 billion current US$ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 10.59 billion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 10.96 billion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.55 billion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 6.23 billion current US$ | -40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.23 billion current US$ | 1.86 billion current US$ | 2.55 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.99 billion current US$ | 2.27 billion current US$ | 7.19 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.83 billion current US$ | 6.52 billion current US$ | 10.96 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.23 billion current US$ | 6.23 billion current US$ | 6.23 billion current US$ | 1 |
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$), annual growth rate 10.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in New Zealand?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in New Zealand was 6.23 billion current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.96 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 billion current US$ in 1998.
- How does New Zealand rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- New Zealand ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.