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New Zealand and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, New Zealand sold USD 849 million of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 112 million from it. The DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being New Zealand UAE (2025). Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 68 percent in 2023, and 72 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2025, New Zealand sold USD 16.5 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United Arab Emirates.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel grew 105 percent, from USD 60.9 million in 2019 to USD 125 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in electrical and electronic equipment grew 195 percent, from USD 5.8 million in 2019 to USD 17.0 million in 2025.
  • BothNew Zealand UAE, signed 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods fell 58 percent, from USD 2.29 billion in 2019 to USD 961 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, New Zealand sold USD 656 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 4.9 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, New Zealand sold USD 121 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 4.1 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 961 million
2025, as reported by New Zealand
New Zealand to United Arab Emirates
USD 849 million
2025, as reported by New Zealand
United Arab Emirates to New Zealand
USD 112 million
2025, as reported by New Zealand

What connects New Zealand and United Arab Emirates

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, New Zealand sold USD 849 million of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 112 million from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, New Zealand sold USD 656 million of agricultural and food products to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 4.9 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, New Zealand sold USD 121 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 4.1 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, New Zealand sold USD 16.5 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United Arab Emirates.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being New Zealand UAE (2025).Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 68 percent in 2023, and 72 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

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