Travel services in New Zealand
New Zealand: Travel services was 22.0% 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 imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in New Zealand is 22.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in New Zealand peaked at 32.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2021.
That places New Zealand 81st 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 imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -53.5% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +77.5% |
| 2023 | 21.7% | +46.4% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 22.0% | -4.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 22.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 22.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 98% of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +77.5% | 8.3% | 14.8% |
| 2020 | -53.5% | 27.4% | 12.7% |
| 2023 | +46.4% | 14.8% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.3% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 27.4% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 8.3% | 22.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 22.0% 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 32.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for travel services?
- New Zealand ranks 81st 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 28.9%. 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 imports, 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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.