Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in New Zealand
New Zealand: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country was 9.57 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in New Zealand, 2020–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country in New Zealand stood at 9.57 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 68.3% over five years.
That places New Zealand 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.69 billion current US$ | — |
| 2021 | 2.87 billion current US$ | -49.4% |
| 2022 | 4.10 billion current US$ | +42.5% |
| 2023 | 7.95 billion current US$ | +94.2% |
| 2024 | 9.57 billion current US$ | +20.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 9.57 billion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.08 billion current US$, 1.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 9.57 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 913.53 million current US$, 10.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country in New Zealand?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country in New Zealand was 9.57 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9.57 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 billion current US$ in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, local transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.