Travel services in New Zealand
New Zealand: Travel services was 51.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in New Zealand is 51.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in New Zealand peaked at 65.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Travel services in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 62.0% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 58.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -39.1% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +43.4% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +11.0% |
| 2025 | 51.1% | -1.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 51.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.8%, 1.9× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 51.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.9%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +43.4% | 32.6% | 46.7% |
| 2021 | -39.1% | 47.8% | 29.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 55.6% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 54.4% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 29.1% | 51.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 63 Peru 51.9% compare
- 64 Democratic Republic of Congo 51.5% compare
- 65 Madagascar 51.5% compare
- 67 South Sudan 50.9% compare
- 68 Uzbekistan 50.4% compare
- 69 Vanuatu 49.8% 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in New Zealand?
- Travel services in New Zealand was 51.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for travel services?
- New Zealand ranks 66th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.