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Mexico and New Zealand

First country

Second country

In 2025, Mexico sold USD 109 million of goods to New Zealand and bought USD 471 million from it. The DESTA database lists 2 trade agreements that include both countries, the most recent being Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) (2018). Both are members of the OECD and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 78 percent in 2023, and 80 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel runs both ways in similar amounts: Mexico sold USD 74.7 million and New Zealand sold USD 77.9 million in 2025.
  • BothTrade in electrical and electronic equipment runs both ways in similar amounts: Mexico sold USD 13.0 million and New Zealand sold USD 13.7 million in 2025.
  • BothComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP), signed 2018 and in force since 2018.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, New Zealand sold USD 471 million of goods, against USD 109 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, New Zealand sold USD 272 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 9.2 million the other way.
  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by Mexico to New Zealand in 2025: Mexico reports USD 109 million and New Zealand reports USD 375 million.

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)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 580 million
2025, as reported by Mexico
Mexico to New Zealand
USD 109 million
2025, as reported by Mexico
New Zealand to Mexico
USD 471 million
2025, as reported by Mexico

What connects Mexico and New Zealand

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Mexico sold USD 109 million of goods to New Zealand and bought USD 471 million from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Mexico sold USD 9.2 million of agricultural and food products to New Zealand and bought USD 272 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Mexico sold USD 74.7 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to New Zealand and bought USD 77.9 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Mexico sold USD 13.0 million of electrical and electronic equipment to New Zealand and bought USD 13.7 million from it.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 2 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 and APEC. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 78 percent in 2023, and 80 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

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