Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in New Zealand
New Zealand: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 19.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in New Zealand stood at 19.9%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in New Zealand peaked at 25.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 3rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.5% | — |
| 2005 | 24.5% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 25.5% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.9% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 19.9% | -7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 24.5% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.9% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.9% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Uruguay 39.3% compare
- 2 Brunei Darussalam 33.5% compare
- 4 Aruba 18.2% compare
- 5 Oman 17.7% compare
- 6 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 16.7% compare
More development goals data for New Zealand
- Red List Index 0.6329 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.03 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,478 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 131 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 129 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 16 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 69 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 74 (2025)
- Infant deaths 238 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in New Zealand?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in New Zealand was 19.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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