Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand

New Zealand: Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists was 0.8527 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.8527
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
70th
of 105 countries
All-time high
1.86
in 2020
All-time low
0.8527
in 2022
Years of data
25
1998–2022

Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand, 1998–2022

00.511.521998201020221998: 1.31999: 1.32000: 1.42001: 1.52002: 1.62003: 1.52004: 1.32005: 1.32006: 1.32007: 1.22008: 1.22009: 1.22010: 1.22011: 1.22012: 1.12013: 1.22014: 1.22015: 1.32016: 1.32017: 1.22018: 1.22019: 1.12020: 1.92021: 0.8762022: 0.853

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand stood at 0.8527. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand peaked at 1.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8527, in 2022.

That places New Zealand 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand, 1998 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1998 1.27
1999 1.35 +6.5%
2000 1.39 +3.0%
2001 1.48 +6.4%
2002 1.57 +6.1%
2003 1.52 -3.1%
2004 1.34 -11.6%
2005 1.26 -6.3%
2006 1.28 +2.2%
2007 1.23 -4.2%
2008 1.21 -2.0%
2009 1.24 +2.6%
2010 1.2 -2.9%
2011 1.2 -0.3%
2012 1.14 -5.0%
2013 1.2 +5.1%
2014 1.22 +1.8%
2015 1.26 +3.5%
2016 1.29 +2.4%
2017 1.25 -3.5%
2018 1.21 -2.6%
2019 1.15 -5.4%
2020 1.86 +61.7%
2021 0.8756 -52.8%
2022 0.8527 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.31 1.27 1.35 2
2000s 1.35 1.21 1.57 10
2010s 1.21 1.14 1.29 10
2020s 1.19 0.8527 1.86 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand?
Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists in New Zealand was 0.8527 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of inbound to outbound tourists recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.86 in 2020.
What is the lowest ratio of inbound to outbound tourists recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8527 in 2022.
How does New Zealand rank for ratio of inbound to outbound tourists?
New Zealand ranks 70th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of inbound to outbound tourists rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Ratio of inbound to outbound tourists
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
107 places, 2,238 data points, 1995–2024
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