Summary
- Share of its imports
- 21.1%
- Value imported
- $9.9billion
- Rank among its suppliers
- 1st
- Products where it sells over 50%
- 190
- Products where it sells over 75%
- 42
- Dominated value
- $5.5billion
- Share of total imports
- 11.7%
Trend
Trend in shares
China went from 3.5% to 21.1% of what New Zealand buys
Share (%)
- China 21.1%
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Value (USD millions) | Share | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 507 | 3.5% | 6 |
| 1996 | 546 | 3.6% | 6 |
| 1997 | 693 | 4.7% | 5 |
| 1998 | 596 | 5% | 4 |
| 1999 | 769 | 5.2% | 4 |
| 2000 | 881 | 6.2% | 4 |
| 2001 | 940 | 6.9% | 4 |
| 2002 | 1,219 | 8% | 4 |
| 2003 | 1,673 | 8.8% | 4 |
| 2004 | 2,244 | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2005 | 2,844 | 10.7% | 3 |
| 2006 | 3,219 | 12% | 2 |
| 2007 | 4,126 | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2008 | 4,556 | 13.1% | 2 |
| 2009 | 3,861 | 15.1% | 2 |
| 2010 | 4,732 | 15.3% | 2 |
| 2011 | 5,836 | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2012 | 6,217 | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2013 | 6,736 | 16.9% | 1 |
| 2014 | 7,147 | 16.6% | 1 |
| 2015 | 7,092 | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2016 | 7,151 | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2017 | 7,626 | 19% | 1 |
| 2018 | 8,548 | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2019 | 8,413 | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2020 | 8,283 | 22.4% | 1 |
| 2021 | 11,648 | 23.4% | 1 |
| 2022 | 12,419 | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2023 | 10,223 | 20.3% | 1 |
| 2024 | 9,900 | 21.1% | 1 |
Products where China sells more than half
| Product | Supplier | Share | Second | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameras and broadcast equipment | China | 54.5% | Vietnam · 20.6% | $670 million |
| Computers | China | 61.9% | Singapore · 7.8% | $556 million |
| Furniture | China | 69% | Vietnam · 7.7% | $205 million |
| Toys | China | 79.1%over 75% | Vietnam · 4.6% | $156 million |
| Seats and chairs | China | 68.5% | Vietnam · 5.3% | $145 million |
| Plastic packaging | China | 55.1% | Australia · 12.6% | $139 million |
| Electric heaters and hair dryers | China | 58.9% | Australia · 8.8% | $136 million |
| Cables and wire | China | 52.1% | Australia · 19.7% | $131 million |
| Microphones and speakers | China | 65% | Vietnam · 14.8% | $130 million |
| Lamps and light fittings | China | 67.9% | Australia · 8.4% | $118 million |
| Batteries | China | 56.2% | United States · 10.9% | $115 million |
| Women's suits and dresses | China | 60.4% | Bangladesh · 9.1% | $112 million |
| Other electrical devices | China | 66.6% | United States · 8.8% | $108 million |
| Bags, suitcases and cases | China | 53.6% | Italy · 8.6% | $100 million |
| Sweaters and pullovers | China | 67.2% | Bangladesh · 9.7% | $99 million |
| Mixed fertilizers | China | 59% | Saudi Arabia · 9% | $98 million |
| Industrial fatty acids and oils | China | 55.4% | Australia · 14% | $83 million |
| Diodes, transistors and solar cells | China | 78%over 75% | Singapore · 4.5% | $79 million |
| Sports equipment | China | 53.2% | Australia · 10.8% | $77 million |
| Mattresses, pillows and quilts | China | 82.2%over 75% | India · 4.6% | $76 million |
| Other iron or steel articles | China | 51.4% | Australia · 17.1% | $68 million |
| Video game consoles and games | China | 55.6% | Australia · 19.1% | $66 million |
| Home appliances | China | 61.2% | Vietnam · 7.3% | $63 million |
| Video recorders and players | China | 52.3% | Japan · 6.1% | $59 million |
| Vacuum cleaners | China | 70.6% | Vietnam · 5.7% | $58 million |
| Paper boxes and packaging | China | 56.5% | Australia · 20.1% | $56 million |
| Aluminum structures | China | 74.1% | Australia · 10.7% | $56 million |
| Plastic tableware and household items | China | 72.8% | Australia · 6.1% | $49 million |
| Women's knitted suits and dresses | China | 58.2% | Bangladesh · 11.2% | $45 million |
| Rubber and plastic footwear | China | 54.9% | Vietnam · 26.2% | $43 million |
and 160 more
A product has a dominant supplier when a single country sells more than 50% of what is bought of it; we flag it separately above 75%.
Are there other suppliers in the world?
- China sells 46.2% of what the world exports of cameras and broadcast equipment; next come Vietnam (13.1%), Taiwan (4.4%) and India (4.3%). The rest of the world exported 506.9 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 38.7% of what the world exports of computers; next come Taiwan (14.2%), Mexico (12.6%) and Vietnam (7%). The rest of the world exported 462.9 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 30.8% of what the world exports of furniture; next come Vietnam (10.4%), Italy (7.3%) and Germany (7%). The rest of the world exported 335.3 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 66.3% of what the world exports of toys; next come Vietnam (5.8%), Czechia (4.1%) and Mexico (2.6%). The rest of the world exported 127.8 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 32.9% of what the world exports of seats and chairs; next come Mexico (9.8%), Vietnam (8.1%) and Poland (7.2%). The rest of the world exported 421.5 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 19.5% of what the world exports of plastic packaging; next come United States (10.1%), Germany (9.7%) and France (4.2%). The rest of the world exported 387.5 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 48% of what the world exports of electric heaters and hair dryers; next come Germany (5.9%), Italy (4.2%) and Mexico (4%). The rest of the world exported 256.5 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 20.3% of what the world exports of cables and wire; next come Mexico (11.1%), United States (6%) and Germany (5.3%). The rest of the world exported 1,029 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 45.9% of what the world exports of microphones and speakers; next come Vietnam (17.2%), Mexico (4.5%) and Germany (3.8%). The rest of the world exported 225.3 times what New Zealand buys from China.
- China sells 59.2% of what the world exports of lamps and light fittings; next come Germany (4.7%), Mexico (4%) and Italy (3.6%). The rest of the world exported 173.5 times what New Zealand buys from China.
Exports from the rest of the world already have buyers; the figure shows scale, not availability.
Seen from China
New Zealand is China’s 55th-largest customer, with 0.28% of its exports.
Sources and method
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
The data come from CEPII BACI (Etalab 2.0 licence), which reconciles what the exporting and the importing country report, in current USD, FOB. Data up to 2024.
Dependence is the share of a country’s imports (or exports) that each partner accounts for. It does not measure whether a product has a substitute or how much it would cost to change supplier.
The concentration index (HHI) adds up the square of each partner’s share, in percent: it runs from 0 to 10,000. Its equivalent is 10,000 ÷ HHI, the number of partners of the same size that would give that value.
Products are HS4 headings of the 1992 nomenclature (some combine different goods), with a floor of $1 million per product and country.
The EU is the 27 current members in every year; the United Kingdom is outside the EU throughout the series.
Re-exports: countries that act as redistribution hubs carry their notice and the figures are not corrected.