Imports as a share of GDP reached 0.265 % in 2017 in New Zealand, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 3.78 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in New Zealand reached an all time high of 0.340 % in 1984 and an all time low of 0.209 % in 1972. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Australia amounted to 0.206 %, 0.192 % in Indonesia, 0.644 % in Malaysia and 0.409 % in Philippines in 2017.
New Zealand has been ranked 137th within the group of 165 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 3 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.
Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | % | 0.205% | 0.218% | 0.213% | 0.215% | 0.215% | ||||
| Cambodia | % | 0.595% | 0.627% | 0.677% | 0.670% | 0.661% | ||||
| China | % | 0.241% | 0.227% | 0.221% | 0.214% | 0.181% | ||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.239% | 0.250% | 0.247% | 0.244% | 0.208% | ||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.697% | 0.685% | 0.671% | 0.645% | 0.629% | ||||
| New Zealand | % | 0.288% | 0.282% | 0.272% | 0.272% | 0.268% | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Philippines | % | 0.357% | 0.341% | 0.322% | 0.326% | 0.343% | ||||
| Singapore | % | 1.76% | 1.74% | 1.72% | 1.68% | 1.52% | ||||
| Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | % | 0.688% | 0.687% | 0.653% | 0.625% | 0.572% | ||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.835% | 0.765% | 0.815% | 0.831% | 0.890% |
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