Primary income payments in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary income payments was 18.02 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary income payments in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, primary income payments in New Zealand stood at 18.02 billion BoP, current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments in New Zealand peaked at 18.02 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.27 billion BoP, current US$, in 2001.
New Zealand ranks 51st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary income payments in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.11 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 4.27 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 5.34 billion BoP, current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 8.84 billion BoP, current US$ | +29.3% |
| 2005 | 10.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 11.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 14.68 billion BoP, current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2008 | 14.64 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.02 billion BoP, current US$ | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 10.97 billion BoP, current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 12.80 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 12.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 13.12 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 14.15 billion BoP, current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 11.82 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 11.39 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 13.89 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 13.98 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.03 billion BoP, current US$ | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 9.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -19.0% |
| 2021 | 13.76 billion BoP, current US$ | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 15.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 16.39 billion BoP, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 17.16 billion BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 18.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.08 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.69 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 48 Argentina 20.30 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 49 Egypt 19.45 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 50 Greece 18.75 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 52 Nigeria 14.98 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 53 Macao 14.50 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 54 Philippines 13.23 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 73,604 current LCU per person (2023)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual -0.7477 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.768 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 37,966 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth -0.7477 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 1.26 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments in New Zealand?
- Primary income payments in New Zealand was 18.02 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest primary income payments recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 18.02 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary income payments recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.27 billion BoP, current US$ in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary income payments?
- New Zealand ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income payments rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.