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8.00B NZDdown 14.2% from Jul 2026August 2026 · released 18 Sep 2026
+23.2%over 5 years

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Key data points

Last release
18 Sep 2026
Observation period
August 2026
Next release
18 Oct 2026, 21:45 UTC
Previous
9.33B NZD Jul 2026
Highest
9.33B NZD Jul 2026
Lowest
37.85M NZD Apr 1962
A year ago
7.08B NZD
Data since
1960

New Zealand imports by year

New Zealand imports by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)NZD 7.62 billionNZD 9.33 billionJuly 2026NZD 6.67 billionApril 2026▲ +19.0%
2025NZD 6.89 billionNZD 8.03 billionOctober 2025NZD 6.16 billionFebruary 2025▲ +13.2%
2024NZD 6.55 billionNZD 7.27 billionOctober 2024NZD 5.45 billionJune 2024▲ +12.6%
2023NZD 6.85 billionNZD 7.86 billionMarch 2023NZD 5.91 billionFebruary 2023▼ −16.0%
2022NZD 7.22 billionNZD 8.51 billionNovember 2022NZD 5.69 billionApril 2022▲ +21.1%
2021NZD 5.88 billionNZD 7.07 billionDecember 2021NZD 4.3 billionFebruary 2021▲ +45.8%
2020NZD 4.75 billionNZD 5.31 billionDecember 2020NZD 3.95 billionApril 2020▲ +4.7%
2019NZD 5.36 billionNZD 6.04 billionOctober 2019NZD 4.63 billionJune 2019▼ −3.0%
2018NZD 5.28 billionNZD 6.13 billionOctober 2018NZD 4.26 billionFebruary 2018▲ +6.9%
2017NZD 4.71 billionNZD 5.84 billionNovember 2017NZD 4.06 billionFebruary 2017▲ +17.6%
2016NZD 4.3 billionNZD 4.85 billionSeptember 2016NZD 3.87 billionFebruary 2016▲ +13.8%
2015NZD 4.38 billionNZD 4.9 billionJuly 2015NZD 3.63 billionJanuary 2015▲ +23.0%
2014NZD 4.27 billionNZD 4.98 billionSeptember 2014NZD 3.73 billionFebruary 2014▲ +21.6%
2013NZD 4.03 billionNZD 4.62 billionJuly 2013NZD 3.46 billionFebruary 2013▲ +16.9%
2012NZD 3.93 billionNZD 4.41 billionNovember 2012NZD 3.41 billionFebruary 2012▼ −8.2%
2011NZD 3.91 billionNZD 4.49 billionNovember 2011NZD 3.3 billionJanuary 2011▲ +20.8%
2010NZD 3.53 billionNZD 4.05 billionDecember 2010NZD 2.89 billionJanuary 2010▲ +40.2%
2009NZD 3.35 billionNZD 3.61 billionMarch 2009NZD 2.96 billionFebruary 2009▲ +5.0%
2008NZD 4.04 billionNZD 4.82 billionOctober 2008NZD 3.39 billionJanuary 2008▲ +23.2%
2007NZD 3.49 billionNZD 4.14 billionOctober 2007NZD 2.97 billionFebruary 2007▲ +10.1%
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New Zealand imports by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2006NZD 3.39 billionNZD 3.89 billionOctober 2006NZD 2.97 billionFebruary 2006▲ +6.5%
2005NZD 3.11 billionNZD 3.81 billionNovember 2005NZD 2.55 billionJanuary 2005▲ +16.0%
2004NZD 2.91 billionNZD 3.3 billionNovember 2004NZD 2.42 billionFebruary 2004▲ +17.4%
2003NZD 2.65 billionNZD 3.01 billionOctober 2003NZD 2.32 billionFebruary 2003▲ +17.4%
2002NZD 2.69 billionNZD 3.17 billionOctober 2002NZD 2.3 billionJune 2002▲ +5.3%
2001NZD 2.64 billionNZD 3.03 billionNovember 2001NZD 2.19 billionFebruary 2001▲ +14.7%
2000NZD 2.56 billionNZD 3.18 billionNovember 2000NZD 1.77 billionJanuary 2000▲ +52.9%
1999NZD 2.26 billionNZD 3.14 billionDecember 1999NZD 1.78 billionFebruary 1999▲ +75.5%
1998NZD 1.95 billionNZD 2.38 billionNovember 1998NZD 1.57 billionJanuary 1998▲ +23.1%
1997NZD 1.83 billionNZD 2.24 billionJuly 1997NZD 1.51 billionFebruary 1997▲ +20.0%
1996NZD 1.78 billionNZD 2.03 billionAugust 1996NZD 1.64 billionJune 1996▲ +2.8%
1995NZD 1.77 billionNZD 2.05 billionMay 1995NZD 1.42 billionJanuary 1995▲ +19.9%
1994NZD 1.67 billionNZD 2.3 billionNovember 1994NZD 1.23 billionJanuary 1994▲ +34.8%
1993NZD 1.48 billionNZD 1.75 billionAugust 1993NZD 1.16 billionJanuary 1993▲ +27.8%
1992NZD 1.43 billionNZD 1.78 billionSeptember 1992NZD 1.17 billionJanuary 1992▲ +20.2%
1991NZD 1.21 billionNZD 1.37 billionOctober 1991NZD 1.0 billionJune 1991▼ −3.5%
1990NZD 1.32 billionNZD 1.67 billionNovember 1990NZD 1.12 billionDecember 1990▼ −15.3%
1989NZD 1.23 billionNZD 1.64 billionDecember 1989NZD 979.36 millionJanuary 1989▲ +67.5%
1988NZD 934.75 millionNZD 1.09 billionNovember 1988NZD 781.37 millionJanuary 1988▲ +21.8%
1987NZD 1.02 billionNZD 1.19 billionOctober 1987NZD 878.9 millionFebruary 1987▲ +20.7%
1986NZD 968.51 millionNZD 1.28 billionSeptember 1986NZD 779.35 millionJune 1986▼ −21.9%
1985NZD 1.01 billionNZD 1.19 billionJuly 1985NZD 761.96 millionDecember 1985▼ −29.2%
1984NZD 911.59 millionNZD 1.15 billionNovember 1984NZD 663.1 millionApril 1984▲ +6.3%
1983NZD 665.98 millionNZD 834.49 millionNovember 1983NZD 530.87 millionApril 1983▲ +17.5%
1982NZD 650.02 millionNZD 755.47 millionAugust 1982NZD 494.5 millionJanuary 1982▲ +21.8%
1981NZD 552.96 millionNZD 672.85 millionMay 1981NZD 382.23 millionFebruary 1981▲ +54.2%
1980NZD 468.52 millionNZD 528.62 millionSeptember 1980NZD 404.87 millionApril 1980▲ +25.2%
1979NZD 371.64 millionNZD 473.54 millionOctober 1979NZD 295.81 millionMarch 1979▲ +22.7%
1978NZD 279.94 millionNZD 390.45 millionOctober 1978NZD 227.3 millionJanuary 1978▲ +15.4%
1977NZD 288.67 millionNZD 331.3 millionAugust 1977NZD 246.88 millionJanuary 1977▲ +5.4%
1976NZD 272.55 millionNZD 375.9 millionMarch 1976NZD 197.46 millionFebruary 1976▲ +18.8%
1975NZD 217.79 millionNZD 255.83 millionOctober 1975NZD 188.38 millionMay 1975▲ +15.9%
1974NZD 217.92 millionNZD 266.16 millionNovember 1974NZD 158.54 millionFebruary 1974▲ +51.8%
1973NZD 132.62 millionNZD 162.7 millionJuly 1973NZD 97.71 millionApril 1973▲ +14.9%
1972NZD 106.16 millionNZD 128.44 millionNovember 1972NZD 92.39 millionSeptember 1972▲ +18.6%
1971NZD 98.84 millionNZD 115.82 millionJuly 1971NZD 84.2 millionJanuary 1971▲ +13.2%
1970NZD 92.65 millionNZD 102.66 millionNovember 1970NZD 64.87 millionFebruary 1970▲ +21.9%
1969NZD 74.64 millionNZD 92.53 millionSeptember 1969NZD 60.25 millionFebruary 1969▼ −4.0%
1968NZD 66.59 millionNZD 79.39 millionOctober 1968NZD 50.74 millionApril 1968▲ +12.0%
1967NZD 57.97 millionNZD 73.97 millionJune 1967NZD 44.24 millionDecember 1967▼ −32.2%
1966NZD 65.63 millionNZD 77.38 millionAugust 1966NZD 55.22 millionApril 1966▲ +0.3%
1965NZD 63.06 millionNZD 76.11 millionSeptember 1965NZD 50.65 millionFebruary 1965▲ +2.3%
1964NZD 57.58 millionNZD 68.41 millionJuly 1964NZD 51.69 millionMay 1964▲ +4.9%
1963NZD 54.11 millionNZD 71.71 millionJuly 1963NZD 45.34 millionMarch 1963▲ +3.5%
1962NZD 45.15 millionNZD 60.76 millionJune 1962NZD 37.85 millionApril 1962▲ +12.1%
1961NZD 53.68 millionNZD 67.76 millionMay 1961NZD 41.56 millionDecember 1961▼ −25.4%
1960NZD 46.79 millionNZD 54.68 millionDecember 1960NZD 38.35 millionApril 1960▲ +33.4%

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12 observations · January 2025 to December 2025

Selected historical observations
Date or periodValue · NZDSource
January 2025NZD 6.6 billionStats NZ
February 2025NZD 6.16 billionStats NZ
March 2025NZD 6.61 billionStats NZ
April 2025NZD 6.48 billionStats NZ
May 2025NZD 6.42 billionStats NZ
June 2025NZD 6.33 billionStats NZ
July 2025NZD 7.27 billionStats NZ
August 2025NZD 7.08 billionStats NZ
September 2025NZD 7.17 billionStats NZ
October 2025NZD 8.03 billionStats NZ
November 2025NZD 7.11 billionStats NZ
December 2025NZD 7.48 billionStats NZ

Indicator info

Category
Trade
Source
Stats NZ
Frequency
Monthly
Units
NZD

The value of goods bought from other countries in the period.

ExportsAug 20266.66B NZDTrade balanceAug 2026−1.35B NZDUnemployment rateQ2 20265.6%Labour force participation rateQ2 202670.7%

Reports

Released 18 Sep 20268.00B NZDAugust 2026
Next release, 21:45 UTC18 Oct 2026September 2026

History

Imports recent observations
PeriodValueChange
August 20268.00B NZD−14.2%
July 20269.33B NZD+15.7%
June 20268.07B NZD0.0
May 20268.07B NZD+21.0%
April 20266.67B NZD−7.6%
March 20267.21B NZD+4.8%
February 20266.88B NZD+2.3%
January 20266.72B NZD−10.1%
December 20257.48B NZD+5.1%
November 20257.11B NZD−11.4%
October 20258.03B NZD+12.0%
September 20257.17B NZD+1.2%
August 20257.08B NZD

Common questions

What is the imports in New Zealand now?

The imports in New Zealand was NZD 8.0 billion in August 2026, down 14.2% from Jul 2026. The figure was released on 18 Sep 2026.

When is the next imports release for New Zealand?

The next release is scheduled for 18 Oct 2026, 21:45 UTC, covering September 2026.

What are the highest and lowest values of the imports in New Zealand?

In data since 1960, the highest was NZD 9.33 billion in Jul 2026 and the lowest was NZD 37.85 million in Apr 1962.

Where does this data come from?

Published by Stats NZ, and shown here exactly as published. Publishers revise figures, and the latest published figure replaces the earlier one.

Source
Stats NZ
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