Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in New Zealand
New Zealand: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in New Zealand, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in New Zealand stood at 0.3%.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in New Zealand peaked at 1.4% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1989.
That places New Zealand 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.1% | +62.0% |
| 1962 | 0.5% | -59.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +33.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | +18.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | +9.7% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +51.0% |
| 1970 | 1.3% | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -31.8% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +21.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -31.3% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +41.5% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -19.6% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +76.5% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -31.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +63.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -29.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -33.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +21.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -64.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +60.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +37.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +29.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +23.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +51.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +79.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +25.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -37.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +69.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +24.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 73% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 75% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies in in New Zealand?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in in New Zealand was 0.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 1977.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1989.
- How does New Zealand rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in?
- New Zealand ranks 129th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.