Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products was 1.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in New Zealand, 1992–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1.0% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in New Zealand peaked at 10.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 180th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.6% | — |
| 1993 | 8.1% | -24.0% |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -63.1% |
| 1997 | 2.6% | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -18.8% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +162.2% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +56.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | -70.4% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | +629.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -87.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 12% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.2%, 13% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +629.9% | 1.2% | 8.5% |
| 2001 | +162.2% | 1.5% | 3.9% |
| 2011 | -87.1% | 8.5% | 1.1% |
| 2007 | -70.4% | 4.9% | 1.5% |
| 1996 | -63.1% | 8.1% | 3.0% |
| 2005 | +56.4% | 3.1% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 10.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in New Zealand?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products in New Zealand was 1.0% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products?
- New Zealand ranks 180th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).