International tourism, expenditures in New Zealand
New Zealand: International tourism, expenditures was 4.60 billion current US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in New Zealand, 1995–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 4.60 billion current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2018. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in New Zealand peaked at 4.60 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.24 billion current US$, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 31st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.40 billion current US$ | 1.26 billion current US$ | 1.47 billion current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.16 billion current US$ | 1.24 billion current US$ | 3.08 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 billion current US$ | 3.04 billion current US$ | 4.60 billion current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More private sector data for New Zealand
- Merchandise exports 46.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.0% (2025)
- Food exports 69.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 47.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 70.7% (2025)
- Food imports 12.8% (2025)
- Merchandise trade 35.7% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 19.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 19.8% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 45.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in New Zealand?
- International tourism, expenditures in New Zealand was 4.60 billion current US$ in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.60 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 billion current US$ in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.