International tourism, receipts in New Zealand
New Zealand: International tourism, receipts was 18.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in New Zealand, 2000–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
In 2018, international tourism, receipts in New Zealand stood at 18.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in New Zealand peaked at 20.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 38th of 183 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, receipts in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 18.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 4.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 18.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 3.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 12.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.0% | 19.6% | 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, receipts in New Zealand?
- International tourism, receipts in New Zealand was 18.8% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for international tourism, receipts?
- New Zealand ranks 38th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports 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 residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.