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France and New Zealand

First country

Second country

In 2025, France sold USD 515 million of goods to New Zealand and bought USD 621 million from it. The DESTA database lists 1 trade agreement that includes both countries, the most recent being EC New Zealand (2024). Both are members of the OECD. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 83 percent in 2023, and 85 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 7 thousand people born in France lived in New Zealand.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: France sold USD 515 million and New Zealand sold USD 621 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 56 percent, from USD 360 million in 2019 to USD 563 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in pharmaceutical products grew 181 percent, from USD 20.8 million in 2019 to USD 58.5 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by New Zealand to France in 2025: France reports USD 621 million and New Zealand reports USD 307 million.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, New Zealand sold USD 461 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 102 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, France sold USD 118 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 13.0 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); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (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 1.14 billion
2025, as reported by France
France to New Zealand
USD 515 million
2025, as reported by France
New Zealand to France
USD 621 million
2025, as reported by France

What connects France and New Zealand

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, France sold USD 515 million of goods to New Zealand and bought USD 621 million from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, France sold USD 102 million of agricultural and food products to New Zealand and bought USD 461 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, France sold USD 118 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to New Zealand and bought USD 13.0 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, France sold USD 19.7 million of electrical and electronic equipment to New Zealand and bought USD 6.1 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, France sold USD 49.7 million of pharmaceutical products to New Zealand and bought USD 8.9 million from it.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 1 trade agreement that includes both countries, the most recent being EC New Zealand (2024).Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the OECD. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 83 percent in 2023, and 85 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 7 thousand people born in France lived in New Zealand.

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