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About

New Zealand-China Trade: In 2022, New Zealand exported $13.1B to China. The main products that New Zealand exported to China were Concentrated Milk ($2.23B), Rough Wood ($2.01B), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($1.26B). Over the past 5 years the exports of New Zealand to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.28%, from $8.77B in 2017 to $13.1B in 2022.

In 2018, New Zealand exported services to China worth $8.99B, with Travel ($8.04B), Transportation ($608M), and Other business services ($137M) being the largest in terms of value.

China-New Zealand Trade: In 2022, China exported $11B to New Zealand. The main products that China exported to New Zealand were Broadcasting Equipment ($542M), Cars ($525M), and Computers ($326M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to New Zealand have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%,  from $6.42B in 2017 to $11B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to New Zealand.

Comparison: In 2022,  New Zealand ranked 45 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.46), and 64 in total exports ($46.5B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, New Zealand exported $13.1B to China. The main products exported from New Zealand to China were Concentrated Milk ($2.23B), Rough Wood ($2.01B), and Frozen Bovine Meat ($1.26B). During the last 5 years the exports of New Zealand to China have increased at an annualized rate of 8.28%, from $8.77B in 2017 to $13.1B in 2022.

In 2017, China exported $11B to New Zealand. The main products exported from China to New Zealand were Broadcasting Equipment ($542M), Cars ($525M), and Computers ($326M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to New Zealand have increased at an annualized rate of 11.5%, from $6.42B in 2022 to $11B in 2017.

Exports from New Zealand (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Exports from China (Flag) to New Zealand (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between New Zealand (Flag) and China (Flag)

New Zealand Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
New Zealand
Top Destination
China$13.1B
China
Top Destination
United States$551B

This map shows whether countries import more from New Zealand or China. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from New Zealand and China or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from New Zealand than China included Cook Islands ($85.2M), American Samoa ($18.6M), and Niue ($12.6M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than New Zealand included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

Difference in imports from China (Flag) and New Zealand (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage New Zealand - China

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between New Zealand and China by product, considering products traded by both, New Zealand and China.

During 2022, New Zealand had a large net trade with China in the exports of Animal Products ($7.58B), Wood Products ($2.06B), and Foodstuffs ($1.11B).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with New Zealand in the exports of Machines ($3.32B), Metals ($1.15B), and Textiles ($1.15B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential New Zealand China+$89.9MCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential China New Zealand+$138MTelephones

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of New Zealand and China. This means that a dot/product with the flag of New Zealand indicates it has a comparative advantage over China. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of China indicates it has a comparative advantage over New Zealand.

Product Space of New Zealand (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

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