New Zealand Balance of Trade
Exports minus imports of goods each month, not seasonally adjusted.
NZ$44m
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Jan 2006 to Jun 2026
Source: IMF international trade in goods (ITG) · exports (free on board) less imports (cost, insurance and freight), monthly, converted from US dollars to NZ$ at each month's rate.
New Zealand Balance of Trade in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In New Zealand, the balance of trade fell by NZ$137m over the year to Jun 2026, from NZ$181m in Jun 2025.
Over the past five years it has ranged from −NZ$2.66bn in Aug 2022 to NZ$1.5bn in Apr 2026.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- IMF
- Series
- international
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- NZDm
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not stated in the source citation
- Latest observation
- Jun 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Below zero means New Zealand buys more from abroad than it sells.
Data refreshed 2026-10-07. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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