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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · NEW ZEALAND

What New Zealand Trades

In 2023, New Zealand sold about $42.1B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $50.5B in return. Its biggest customer was China ($11.3B, 27% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($10.5B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$42.1B
GOODS IMPORTED$50.5B
TOP PARTNERChina

Where New Zealand sends its goods

New Zealand’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1China26.9%$11.3B
2Australia12.9%$5.4B
3United States12.0%$5.1B
4Japan5.5%$2.3B
5Korea, Rep.3.5%$1.5B
6Singapore2.5%$1.0B
7Indonesia2.3%$974M
8United Kingdom2.1%$882M
9Malaysia1.9%$786M
10Thailand1.8%$763M
12Saudi Arabia1.5%$632M
13Netherlands1.5%$625M
15Algeria1.4%$599M
16Canada1.4%$577M
17Viet Nam1.4%$577M
18Philippines1.0%$440M
19Germany1.0%$409M
20Fiji0.8%$357M
21Bangladesh0.8%$326M
22Mexico0.8%$324M
23France0.7%$300M
24India0.7%$294M
25Sri Lanka0.5%$224M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 95.9% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where New Zealand buys its goods

New Zealand’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China20.7%$10.5B
2Australia10.8%$5.5B
3United States9.7%$4.9B
4Korea, Rep.7.5%$3.8B
5Japan6.8%$3.4B
6Singapore5.5%$2.8B
7Germany4.4%$2.2B
8Malaysia4.0%$2.0B
9Thailand3.7%$1.8B
10United Kingdom2.6%$1.3B
11Italy2.3%$1.2B
12France2.1%$1.1B
13Viet Nam1.9%$942M
14Indonesia1.6%$810M
15India1.4%$693M
16Canada0.9%$473M
17Netherlands0.9%$462M
18Spain0.9%$439M
19Mexico0.8%$390M
20Switzerland0.7%$367M
21Belgium0.7%$343M
22Ireland0.6%$290M
23Austria0.5%$260M
24Poland0.5%$259M
25Denmark0.5%$250M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 98.7% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.