October 2011
New Zealand
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  4 368 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2009)  126 679 Merchandise  60 58
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  130 662 excluding intra-EU trade 43 40
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 3 270 Commercial services 53 57
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  17 507 excluding intra-EU trade 35 39
Trade to GDP ratio (2007-2009)   58.1
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   107 1 1 3
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   103 1 0 ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)  a   88 -3 -15 ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 January 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.237
Trade Policy Review 10, 12 June 2009 Import duties collected (%, 2005-2007)
GPA accession  Observer in total tax revenue 2.3
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports 2.6
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100.0 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2009 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   6
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 8 - 7
All goods   10.2   2.1 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 12
Agricultural goods (AOA)   5.9   1.5 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) 0
Non-agricultural goods   10.8   2.2 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   3.3   0.4 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 7 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA)   47.5 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 4 - 0
in non-agricultural goods   65.6 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 2 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   90 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  31 396 8 -18 26
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  30 617 3 -26 20
2010   2010
Share in world total exports    0.21 Share in world total imports  0.20
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   62.3 Agricultural products 11.0
Fuels and mining products   8.6 Fuels and mining products 17.5
Manufactures   22.6 Manufactures 68.8
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Australia   23.0 1. Australia   18.2
2. China   11.1 2. China   16.0
3. European Union (27)   10.9 3. European Union (27)   14.7
4. United States   8.6 4. United States   10.4
5. Japan   7.8 5. Japan   7.3
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  8 594   0 -15 11
Commercial services imports (million US$)  9 021   2 -18 15
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.23   Share in world total imports 0.26
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   20.6   Transportation 30.5
Travel   56.5   Travel 33.4
Other commercial services   22.9   Other commercial services 36.0
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
  457  2 955  3 412  4 356  4 085 ...  8 441
                         
a  Refers to 2009 and to the average annual percentage change for 2005-2009.