Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 17.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech exports in New Zealand, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 17.9% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in New Zealand peaked at 29.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 108th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.4% | — |
| 1991 | 19.2% | +10.2% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 24.2% | +21.1% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 25.9% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 28.1% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 29.2% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 26.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +0.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 17.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 34% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 17.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.1%, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 17.4% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.7% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.4% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 20.29 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 68.8% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,770 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in New Zealand?
- Medium and high-tech exports in New Zealand was 17.9% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- New Zealand ranks 108th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.