Strategic Lens

Argentina and New Zealand

First country

Second country

In 2025, Argentina sold USD 121 million of goods to New Zealand and bought USD 27.4 million from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 72 percent in 2023, and 76 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 6 thousand people born in Argentina lived in New Zealand. In 2025, Argentina sold USD 15.1 million of agricultural and food products to New Zealand and bought USD 5.3 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 72 percent in 2023, and 76 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.
  • BothThe number of people born in Argentina who live in New Zealand rose from 384 in 1990 to 6 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Argentina sold USD 121 million of goods, against USD 27.4 million the other way.
  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products fell 83 percent, from USD 123 million in 2019 to USD 20.5 million in 2025.
  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by New Zealand to Argentina in 2025: Argentina reports USD 27.4 million and New Zealand reports USD 18.0 million.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 148 million
2025, as reported by Argentina
Argentina to New Zealand
USD 121 million
2025, as reported by Argentina
New Zealand to Argentina
USD 27.4 million
2025, as reported by Argentina

What connects Argentina and New Zealand