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New Zealand — Imports (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1859–2031 · 173 observations

About this series

Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The imports reading for New Zealand was 26.2% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 25.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.65 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 26% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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  • Annual data, 1859–2031
  • Quarterly data, 1970–2027
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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
203127.2 % of GDP
203026.9 % of GDP
202926.6 % of GDP
202826.4 % of GDP
202726.4 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202626.5 % of GDP
202526.2 % of GDP
202425.5 % of GDP
202326.4 % of GDP
202228.4 % of GDP
202124.7 % of GDP
202022.5 % of GDP
201927.2 % of GDP
201827.7 % of GDP
201726 % of GDP
201625.4 % of GDP
201526.8 % of GDP
201427 % of GDP
201326.9 % of GDP
201228.3 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.