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Canada and New Zealand

First country

Second country

In 2025, Canada sold USD 330 million of goods to New Zealand and bought USD 999 million from it. The DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018). In 2024, 13 thousand people born in Canada lived in New Zealand, and 11 thousand people born in New Zealand lived in Canada. In 2025, Canada sold USD 24.7 million of fertilisers to New Zealand.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 61 percent, from USD 502 million in 2019 to USD 806 million in 2025.
  • BothTrade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel runs both ways in similar amounts: Canada sold USD 69.9 million and New Zealand sold USD 64.2 million in 2025.
  • BothBoth are members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.

Constraints

  • BothTrade is concentrated: agricultural and food products were 61 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, New Zealand sold USD 754 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 52.8 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 24.7 million of fertilisers, and New Zealand sold almost none.

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); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 1.33 billion
2025, as reported by Canada
Canada to New Zealand
USD 330 million
2025, as reported by Canada
New Zealand to Canada
USD 999 million
2025, as reported by Canada

What connects Canada and New Zealand

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Canada sold USD 330 million of goods to New Zealand and bought USD 999 million from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Canada sold USD 52.8 million of agricultural and food products to New Zealand and bought USD 754 million from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Canada sold USD 24.7 million of fertilisers to New Zealand.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Canada sold USD 69.9 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to New Zealand and bought USD 64.2 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Canada sold USD 17.6 million of electrical and electronic equipment to New Zealand and bought USD 33.7 million from it.

Security

Intelligence and cyberBoth are members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 3 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018).Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the OECD, APEC, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 81 percent in 2023, and 79 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 13 thousand people born in Canada lived in New Zealand, and 11 thousand people born in New Zealand lived in Canada.

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