Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand
New Zealand: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 7.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand is 7.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand peaked at 10.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1962.
That places New Zealand 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8% | — |
| 1961 | 1.7% | +111.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -56.6% |
| 1963 | 1.2% | +74.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | -33.8% |
| 1965 | 2.2% | +161.3% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -8.6% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -29.0% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -21.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | -21.2% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | +70.3% |
| 1971 | 4.6% | +209.3% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 6.8% | +42.5% |
| 1975 | 7.3% | +6.6% |
| 1976 | 6.6% | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 5.3% | -19.9% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -13.1% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +77.9% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | +22.8% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | -34.8% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | +47.9% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 9.5% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -23.0% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | +20.4% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 6.3% | -26.8% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 6.2% | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 9.1% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -3.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.2%, 76% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 7.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +209.3% | 1.5% | 4.6% |
| 1965 | +161.3% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| 1961 | +111.0% | 0.8% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 1.5% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 5.3% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 7.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in New Zealand was 7.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1962.
- How does New Zealand rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- New Zealand ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.