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Trade between China and New Zealand

In 2024, China exported $9.9 billion to New Zealand and imported $11.4 billion. China ran a deficit of $1.5 billion with New Zealand, compared with a deficit of $3.2 billion in 2019. New Zealand was China’s 41st largest trading partner (0.4% of its trade), and China was New Zealand’s largest (23%).

Summary

China → New Zealand
$9.9billion
New Zealand → China
$11.4billion
China’s balance
-$1.5billion

Balance

China’s trade balance with New Zealand

Trade between China and New Zealand grew 23.7-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 9.9
  • Imports 11.4
  • Balance -1.5

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$507 million$394 million$113 million
1996$546 million$473 million$73 million
1997$693 million$459 million$234 million
1998$596 million$451 million$145 million
1999$769 million$452 million$317 million
2000$881 million$603 million$278 million
2001$940 million$749 million$191 million
2002$1.2 billion$836 million$383 million
2003$1.7 billion$1 billion$632 million
2004$2.2 billion$1.5 billion$794 million
2005$2.8 billion$1.3 billion$1.5 billion
2006$3.2 billion$1.4 billion$1.8 billion
2007$4.1 billion$1.6 billion$2.6 billion
2008$4.6 billion$1.9 billion$2.6 billion
2009$3.9 billion$2.4 billion$1.5 billion
2010$4.7 billion$3.6 billion$1.1 billion
2011$5.8 billion$4.9 billion$973 million
2012$6.2 billion$5.7 billion$539 million
2013$6.7 billion$8.3 billion-$1.5 billion
2014$7.1 billion$8.9 billion-$1.8 billion
2015$7.1 billion$6.4 billion$729 million
2016$7.2 billion$6.6 billion$535 million
2017$7.6 billion$9 billion-$1.4 billion
2018$8.5 billion$10.3 billion-$1.7 billion
2019$8.4 billion$11.6 billion-$3.2 billion
2020$8.3 billion$11.2 billion-$2.9 billion
2021$11.6 billion$15 billion-$3.4 billion
2022$12.4 billion$14.1 billion-$1.7 billion
2023$10.2 billion$12.3 billion-$2.1 billion
2024$9.9 billion$11.4 billion-$1.5 billion

What they sell each other

What China sells to New Zealand

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Cameras and broadcast equipment$670 million · 6.8%
    587 tonnes
  2. Computers$556 million · 5.6%
    2 thousand tonnes · China’s destinations
  3. Cars$260 million · 2.6%
    15 thousand tonnes · China’s destinations
  4. Furniture$205 million · 2.1%
    50 thousand tonnes · China’s destinations
  5. Refined petroleum$162 million · 1.6%
    268 thousand tonnes · China’s destinations
  6. Toys$156 million · 1.6%
    10 thousand tonnes · China’s destinations
  7. Computer and office machine parts$147 million · 1.5%
    2 thousand tonnes
  8. Seats and chairs$145 million · 1.5%
    21 thousand tonnes
  9. Plastic packaging$139 million · 1.4%
    30 thousand tonnes
  10. Electric heaters and hair dryers$136 million · 1.4%
    12 thousand tonnes

What New Zealand sells to China

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Logs$1.9 billion · 16.7%
    14.5 million tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  2. Powdered and condensed milk$1.7 billion · 15.1%
    538 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  3. Malt extract and food mixes$1.2 billion · 10.4%
    66 thousand tonnes
  4. Butter and milk fats$780 million · 6.8%
    117 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  5. Fresh milk and cream$766 million · 6.7%
    323 thousand tonnes
  6. Frozen beef$610 million · 5.3%
    141 thousand tonnes
  7. Lamb and goat meat$565 million · 4.9%
    168 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  8. Other fresh fruit (berries, kiwi)$555 million · 4.9%
    148 thousand tonnes
  9. Cheese$467 million · 4.1%
    101 thousand tonnes · New Zealand’s destinations
  10. Crustaceans (shrimp, lobster, crab)$275 million · 2.4%
    3 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Estimated sea route from Shanghai to Auckland.

The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Auckland is 5,258 nautical miles (9,738 km) long: ≈ 12–15.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).

It does not cross any major canal or strait.

Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$18.3 billion · 85.7%
  2. Air$3.1 billion · 14.3%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

New Zealand was China’s 41st largest trading partner (0.4% of its trade), and China was New Zealand’s largest (23%).

New Zealand in China’s trade
0.4%
New Zealand’s rank among China’s partners
41st
China in New Zealand’s trade
23.1%
China’s rank among New Zealand’s partners
1st

Compare with

Other partners of China

Other partners of New Zealand

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.