Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — New Zealand

Imports (% of GDP) in New Zealand in 2024 — 25.96%. Ranked 136 in the world out of 172. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 0.88 pp.

2024 25.96% −0.28 pp vs 2023
World rank 136of 172
Period maximum 34.39%1984
Period minimum 21.4%1972

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — New Zealand, 1970–20242025303519701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 25.08%1971: 21.69%1972: 21.4%1973: 23.86%1974: 32.93%1975: 30.03%1976: 29.26%1977: 27.75%1978: 25.9%1979: 30.18%1980: 29.89%1981: 30.95%1982: 30.71%1983: 29.58%1984: 34.39%1985: 31.44%1986: 26.13%1987: 23.88%1988: 22.21%1989: 25.63%1990: 25.85%1991: 25.47%1992: 28.04%1993: 26.95%1994: 28.04%1995: 27.52%1996: 26.77%1997: 26.93%1998: 28.28%1999: 30.45%2000: 32.77%2001: 31.8%2002: 29.81%2003: 28.08%2004: 29.26%2005: 29.73%2006: 29.99%2007: 29.15%2008: 32.26%2009: 26.35%2010: 27.91%2011: 28.82%2012: 28.12%2013: 27.2%2014: 27.16%2015: 26.93%2016: 25.85%2017: 26.69%2018: 28%2019: 27.14%2020: 22.16%2021: 26.1%2022: 29.16%2023: 26.24%2024: 25.96%
Change over the period: +0.88 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 25.96%
World 28.11%
Australia and New Zealand computed 22.97%
High-income countries computed 29.44%
Imports (% of GDP) — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 25.96 −0.28 pp
2023 26.24 −2.93 pp
2022 29.16 +3.06 pp
2021 26.1 +3.94 pp
2020 22.16 −4.98 pp
2019 27.14 −0.86 pp
2018 28 +1.32 pp
2017 26.69 +0.84 pp
2016 25.85 −1.08 pp
2015 26.93 −0.23 pp
2014 27.16 −0.04 pp
2013 27.2 −0.92 pp
2012 28.12 −0.7 pp
2011 28.82 +0.91 pp
2010 27.91 +1.56 pp
2009 26.35 −5.91 pp
2008 32.26 +3.1 pp
2007 29.15 −0.84 pp
2006 29.99 +0.26 pp
2005 29.73 +0.48 pp
2004 29.26 +1.18 pp
2003 28.08 −1.73 pp
2002 29.81 −1.99 pp
2001 31.8 −0.97 pp
2000 32.77 +2.32 pp
1999 30.45 +2.17 pp
1998 28.28 +1.35 pp
1997 26.93 +0.16 pp
1996 26.77 −0.75 pp
1995 27.52 −0.52 pp
1994 28.04 +1.09 pp
1993 26.95 −1.09 pp
1992 28.04 +2.57 pp
1991 25.47 −0.37 pp
1990 25.85 +0.22 pp
1989 25.63 +3.42 pp
1988 22.21 −1.67 pp
1987 23.88 −2.25 pp
1986 26.13 −5.31 pp
1985 31.44 −2.95 pp
1984 34.39 +4.8 pp
1983 29.58 −1.12 pp
1982 30.71 −0.24 pp
1981 30.95 +1.06 pp
1980 29.89 −0.29 pp
1979 30.18 +4.28 pp
1978 25.9 −1.85 pp
1977 27.75 −1.51 pp
1976 29.26 −0.77 pp
1975 30.03 −2.9 pp
1974 32.93 +9.07 pp
1973 23.86 +2.45 pp
1972 21.4 −0.29 pp
1971 21.69 −3.38 pp
1970 25.08

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 25.96 AU Australia 22.52

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.